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Recommendation
Take effective measures to ensure women’s access to safe abortion, including by removing the requirement of mandatory waiting periods and third-party authorization.
Explanation
Noted. The decision of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic on artificial termination of pregnancy states that the mechanism works against a woman's ill-advised and short-term decision on artificial termination of pregnancy. A woman must a) request an abortion in writing, subsequently, b) undergoes a medical examination, c) completes an interview with a doctor, d) which must also include instruction about the possible health consequences of artificial termination of pregnancy. It is indisputable that this instruction is also given with the aim of influencing the pregnant woman to reconsider her decision, thereby ensuring not only the protection of the woman's health, but also the protection of unborn human life.
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