PNV, EH Bildu, PSE and Sintre have condemned the persecution of abortion and have expressed their support for the Askabide clinic
All parliamentary groups except the PP and Vox have issued a joint communiqué condemning "outright" such rallies and conveying their "support and solidarity" to the users and professionals of Askabide, "all women who decide to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights" and "those who make this work possible".
PNV, EH Bildu, PSE and Sintre have condemned "statements and acts of harassment by ultracatolic, anti-abortion or similar groups" and have expressed their support for the Askabide clinic in Vitoria-Gasteiz for the trial that will begin on Monday.
Criminal Court No. 1 in Vitoria-Gasteiz plans to hold three oral sessions (from Monday to Thursday) to try 21 people who three years ago staged several anti-abortion protests in front of this clinic.
The Public Prosecutor's Office charges them with a crime of coercion and requests five months' imprisonment for them, but proposes as an alternative punishment that they perform community service work for 100 days and that they cannot approach the clinic for three years.
The defense has called for acquittal on the grounds that the rallies did not affect users and employees of the clinic, who "merely prayed and displayed banners" using freedom of expression.
All parliamentary groups except the PP and Vox have issued a joint communiqué condemning "outright" such rallies and conveying their "support and solidarity" to the users and professionals of Askabide, "all women who decide to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights" and "those who make this work possible".
PNV, EH Bildu, PSE and Sumarr have denounced "the pressure that these groups have been exerting for years" and that the protests "aim to pursue" because they are "aware" that these women "may be in a situation of great vulnerability, both because of the decision taken and because of the burden of the procedure."
In fact, according to the latest report by the Association of Accredited Clinics for Termination of Pregnancy, 89% of women who went to one of these centers in 2018 were harassed.
They therefore believe that from Monday "harassment in front of a clinic will not only be judged", but also "the mechanisms established to guarantee women's right to decide to terminate their pregnancy".
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