Þingmenn skora á Pólverja að draga frumvarp til baka

Samtals hafa 30 þing­menn þegar skrifað undir bréf til yfir­valda í Póllandi og koma þeir úr öllum flokkum á Alþingi. Í til­kynn­ingu frá Pírötum, sem höfðu frum­kvæði að bréfa­skrif­unum, segir að fleiri und­ir­skriftir gætu átt eftir að bæt­ast við.

Rík­is­stjórn Pól­lands hef­ur lagt fram frum­varp til laga þar sem segir að kon­ur geti aðeins farið í fóst­ur­eyð­ingu ef líf móður sé í húfi. Eins að þyngja eigi refs­ing­ar ef fóst­ur­eyð­ing­ar­lög­in eru brot­in.

Í bréf­inu eru þing­menn í Póllandi hvattir til þess að standa vörð um sjálfs­á­kvörð­un­ar­rétt kvenna, kven­rétt­indi og jafn­rétti til heibrigð­is­þjón­ustu, þar með talið skipu­lags á fjöl­skyldu­högum.

Ég bréf­inu kemur fram að pólska þing­inu beri að virða alþjóð­legar skuld­bind­ingar.„Við höfum hug á því að koma á fram­færi þeim skoð­unum okkar að öruggar fóst­ur­eyð­ingar séu nauð­syn­legur þáttur í rétti kvenna til and­legs og lík­am­legs sjálf­ræðis,“ segir meðal ann­ars í bréf­inu.

Þeir þing­menn sem und­ir­rit­uðu bréfið voru:

Ásta Guðrún Helga­dóttir, (P), Svandís Svav­ars­dóttir, (V)

Oddný Harð­ar­dóttir, (S)
Sigríður Ingi­björg Inga­dóttir, (S)
Guð­mundur Stein­gríms­son, (Æ)
Björt Ólafs­dóttir, (Æ)
Bryn­hildur Pét­urs­dóttir, (Æ)
Ögmundur Jónasson, (V)
Jóhanna María Sig­munds­dóttir, (B)
Össur Skarp­héð­ins­son, (S)
Helgi Hrafn Gunn­ars­son, (P)
Katrín Jak­obs­dóttir, (V)
Óttarr Proppé, (Æ)
Birgitta Jóns­dóttir, (P)
Katrín Júl­í­us­dóttir, (S)
Ólína Kjerúlf Þórð­ar­dóttir, (S)
Árni Páll Árnason, (S)
Elsa Lára Arn­ar­dóttir, (B)
Líneik Anna Sæv­ars­dóttir, (B)
Karl Garð­ars­son, (B)
Páll Valur Björns­son, (Æ)
Steinunn Þóra Árna­dóttir, (V)
Helgi Hjörvar, (S)
Róbert Marshall, (Æ)
Birgir Ármans­son, (B)
Bjarkey Olsen Gunn­ars­dóttir, (V)
Stein­grímur J. Sig­fús­son, (V)
Silja Dögg Gunn­ars­dóttir, (B)
Kristján L. Möller, (S)
Unnur Brá Kon­ráðs­dóttir, (D)

Bréfið, á ensku, má sjá hér að neðan.

The und­er­signed Members of Parli­ament of Iceland write this letter to

voice our deep concern over a proposed law criminalizing all use of

abortions in Poland. Access to app­ropri­ate prenatal care is essential

for women's rights in the world, whether it be prenatal screening or

abortion. We app­eal to the Polish Parli­ament to withdraw the proposed law from

the leg­islative process and seek a compromise that better protects

women’s rights to reproductive health.

We wish to rem­ind the Polish Parli­ament of the shared international

obligation and responsi­bility that both Iceland and Poland have

und­er­ta­ken to eliminate all forms of discrimination aga­inst women. As

signator­ies to the Convention on this import­ant issue, both our

countries have pled­ged to ensure that women have equal access to health

care services, including those related to family plann­ing. We seek to

emphasize the value and importance of international agreements such as

the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination aga­inst

Women for its import­ant role in combating social issues such as gender

inequality, poverty and health issues.

Finally, we would like to impart our view that access to safe abortions

is an essential part of women´s right to physical and mental autonomy.

Furthermore, we want to draw your attention to the ample evidence prov­ing that

restricting women's health care has a negative impact on the welfare of

entire families. In countries where access to women's health services is

restricted, outcomes for infant and maternal health are worse, including

hig­her maternal and infant morta­lity rates. In cases where fatal birth

defects are pres­ent, pati­ents and doctors must be free to make the

decision that saves the life of the mother.

In light of the above considerations, we strongly encourage you to

withdraw this law from the parli­ament­ary process and seek to find a

leg­islative compromise that better protects women's rights to

reproductive health than the current propo­sal.