No jail time for birth control -Avaaz.org is a 13-million-person global campaign network
13 april 2012 09:32
Dear friends,
The Honduran Congress is about to vote on a proposal that would send
women to jail if they use the morning-after pill -- even for victims of
sexual assault. But the President of the Congress can stop this. He's concerned
about his international image and his future in politics, so our massive
outcry can shame him and stop this attack on women. Click here to sign the
petition:
| Honduras is just days
away from approving an extremist law that would put teenagers in prison for
using the morning-after pill, even if they've just been raped. But we can
stop this law and ensure women have the chance to prevent unwanted
pregnancy.
Some Congress members agree that this law -- which would
also jail doctors or anyone who sells the pill -- is excessive, but they are
bowing to the powerful religious lobby that wrongly claims the morning-after
pill constitutes an abortion. Only the head of the Congress, who wants to run
for the Presidency and cares about his reputation abroad, can stop this. If we
pressure him now we can shelve this reactionary law.
The vote
could happen any day -- let’s show Honduras that the world won't stand by as
it jails women for preventing pregnancy even after sexual violence. Sign the
urgent petition calling on the President of the Honduran Congress to stand up
for women’s rights. Avaaz will work with local women's groups to personally
deliver our outcry:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/no_prison_for_contraception_global/?vl
A few countries, including Honduras, have banned the emergency
contraceptive pill, which delays ovulation and prevents pregnancy -- like
ordinary birth control pills. But if this new bill passes, Honduras will be
the only state in the world to punish the use or sale of emergency contraception
with a jail term. Anyone -- teenagers, rape victims, doctors -- convicted of
selling or using the morning-after pill could end up behind bars, in flagrant
contravention of World Health Organisation guidelines.
Latin America
already has too many tough laws which restrict women's reproductive rights. The
Honduras Congress first passed this draconian measure in April 2009, but just a
month later then-President José Manuel Zelaya bowed to pressure from campaigners
and vetoed it. Then Zelaya was removed in a coup, and the new regime has
taken a sledgehammer to the country's judicial processes and forced the bill
back to a vote.
Time is short, but we can stop this awful
proposal in its tracks. Congress has the final vote on the matter and the
government doesn't want to risk its already fragile global reputation. Let's
tell the President of the Congress not to make Honduras the region's most
repressive country against women. Sign this urgent petition now:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/no_prison_for_contraception_global/?vl
Emergency contraception is vital for women everywhere, but especially
where sexual violence against women is rampant, unplanned pregnancy rates are
high and access to regular birth control is limited. Let’s stand with the women
of Honduras and help them stop this bill.
With hope and determination,
Alex, Laura, Dalia, Alice, Emma, Ricken, Maria Paz, David and the whole
Avaaz team
More Information:
Honduras Supreme Court upholds
absolute ban on emergency contraception (ReproRights):
http://reproductiverights.org/en/press-room/honduras-supreme-court-upholds-absolute-ban-on-emergency-contraception-opens-door-to-crim
Honduras, most sweeping ban on emergency contraception anywhere (RH
Reality Check):
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/02/14/honduran-supreme-court-upholds-complete-ban-on-emergency-contraception-0
Women’s rights under attack with Honduran coup (LatinoPolitics):
http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2009/11/16/women%E2%80%99s-rights-reproductive-freedoms-under-attack-with-honduran-coup/
The legal status of emergency contraception in Latin America (Hevia
M.):
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22088410
The prohibition of emergency contraception in Honduras is inadmissible
(WLW):
http://www.womenslinkworldwide.org/wlw/new.php?modo=detalle_prensa&dc=163&lang=en
Emergency Contraception in the Americas (Pan American Health
Organization):
www.paho.org/english/ad/ge/emergencycontraception.PDF
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