Gender ministry expresses opposition to abortion ban ahead of Constitutional Court hearing
Social affairsMay 23, 2018
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has sent its opinion against the current law banning abortion to the Constitutional Court, before the court hears arguments over the latest petition calling for its decriminalization, the ministry said Wednesday.The first hearing is scheduled for Thursday over a petition filed last year by a doctor who was convicted of carrying out an abortion procedure. The doctor requested the court to review the constitutionality of the current anti-abortion law. (Yo