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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1476703
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Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230815101030/https://www.euronews.com/2023/08/15/spains-new-registry-for-stillborn-babies-sparks-deeply-personal-debate
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Babies who die before birth - but had a gestation period of more than six months - must be registered and can have a name in the Spanish civil registry.
Before the change, babies who died after the sixth month of pregnancy were registered in the so-called ‘Abortion Creatures File’, without the possibility of being named or both parents being identified.
Several feminist organisations have also expressed concern that, while the new law is not directly in conflict with the current right to abortion, it is a first step towards recognising the historical demands of anti-abortion groups.
The change in the law does not contradict the current right to abortion, which allows it up to the 22nd week of pregnancy, as the amendment states that only six-month-old stillborn babies can be registered.
However, statistics show that one in four pregnancies does not result in a live birth, and families say they feel by giving a name to their children they are recognised.
“What we need is psychological care and to ensure that these women have the right to have maternity leave just like the mother of a baby born alive, so that they can mourn in peace,” says the lawyer.
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