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QUITO, March 28 (RHC) The Judiciary and State Structures Commission of the Ecuadorian Parliament voted this Monday to recommend the referral of the President’s appeal against the proposed abortion law to the Constitutional Court.
The decision of the parliamentary table was confirmed in a report that had the approval of eight members of the general assembly and a single vote against.
In the report, the majority agreed that the comments made by the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, on the draft law on voluntary abortion in girls, adolescents and women in the event of rape are based on issues of unconstitutionality and allegations of violations of the provisions laid down in the Constitution recognized principles and rights.
They also pointed out that according to the Constitution, the Organic Law on the Legislative Function and the Law on Ensuring Jurisdiction and Constitutional Control, the period of 30 days for the processing of the partial objection is suspended until constitutional control of the Statute is decided , is contradicted.
Regarding the report for the second debate, the Commission emphasized that it was prepared according to the highest international standards of medical and democratic advice based on the Constitution of the Republic, the judgment of the Constitutional Court and its clarification order.
Finally, it ratified all the articles approved, which, in its opinion, correspond to the aforesaid regulations and consequently deem inadmissible the objection raised by the President of the Republic, arguing an alleged distancing of the National Assembly from the judgment issued by the Court.Constitutionally, when it decriminalized abortion for rape .
During the analysis, MP Dina Farinango of the Pachakutik party reiterated that the head of state had exceeded his powers as co-legislator by submitting 61 observations on grounds of unconstitutionality without first referring the case to the Court.
For his part, Alejandro Jaramillo, representative of the Democratic Left and President of the Commission, warned that Lasso shows no sympathy for girls and women who have been sexually abused.
In this regard, he criticized that the President’s statement arose from his religious and personal beliefs, for which he called the veto a revictimization, demanding the appeal as a prerequisite.
The dignitary’s partial veto was granted on March 16 and includes 61 comments on the text being debated in Parliament, including one relating to maximum times for the practice of abortion. (Source: Latin Press).