AND possible Talking about abortion and interruption of pregnancy without listening to even a female voice? To be precise, it happened in Turin, during a meeting of the Piedmont Region dedicated to Revision of the Convention on the so -called “listening room”the space hosted within theSant’Anna Hospital where, until the closure imposed by the TAR, Anti -abortion activists operated. Although, in fact, the theme deeply concerned women, Around the table he didn’t even sit down one.
Listening room: the body of women, the decision of a table of men
No woman, therefore, while in that room it was discussed of the sexual and reproductive health of women. No councilor, councilor, feminist association. No voice that knows firsthand what it means to face an unwanted pregnancya difficult decision, a delicate medical journey. No, none of them have been involved.
An absence that weighs
Maybe it was a distraction? Maybe of a forgetfulness? What arose, however, cannot fail to doubt that it is a message. And that is that, female bodies are still considered without the management of the women themselves, without question self -determination. And it does so in the place where health power crosses with the political one.
Only men to discuss female reproductive health: the Piedmont Region reopens the question of the “listening room”, ignoring the Tar sentence (@instagram councilor Grebaudo)
The listening room and the TAR
The dispute starts when the Region presented that space like A support point for pregnant women in fragility situations. A description that, according to the associations, which have appealed, including the CGIL and “if not now when?”, It was not at all adherent to the realities.
For them, in fact, it was rather of A counter managed by volunteers linked to organizations openly contrary to 194law that since 1978 has protected the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy. The TAR gave them reason, highlighting two serious critical issues: the assignment of the service to those who contest a law of the state And the absence of verification on the skills of those who offered listening to patients in such a delicate context as the hospital.
Law 194 and its fragile balance
Law 194, far from being only one rule, is rather a social conquest. However, almost fifty years after its approval, continues to be hindered by conscientious objections, information deficiencies, waiting times And now also by initiatives such as that of the listening room.
The great risk, which scares women and associations, is that the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy becomes a privilege for those who can afford private clinics, while for the most part there is a obstacle course.
A battle that does not close with a sentence
The Tar’s decision marked an important point, but The struggle for the right to self -determination is certainly not over. The Piedmont Region, in fact, insists. And he wants to reopen that space, reformulate and circumvent the agreement, continue to finance the nascent life fund with public money. However, leaving the consultants without resources in the meantime.
For their part, feminist associations and unions will certainly not stop mobilizing, asking for public spaces to remain neutral and respectful of the rights sanctioned by law. And the fact that it is legitimized within a public hospital, with regional funds, It is a signal to be very careful.
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