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Sexual and Reproductive Rights
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2. No person shall deprive an unborn child of life by termination of pregnancy except in accordance with the conditions laid down by an Act of Parliament for that purpose.
… (Art. 12)
Sexual and Reproductive Rights
- EnglishEl Salvador recognizes the human person as the origin and the objective of the activity of the State, which is organized for the attainment of justice, of juridical security, and of the common good.
Similarly, it recognizes as [a] human person every human being from the instant of conception.
… (Art. 1) - SpanishEl Salvador reconoce a la persona humana como el origen y el fin de la actividad del Estado, que está organizado para la consecución de la justicia, de la seguridad jurídica y del bien común.
Asimismo reconoce como persona humana a todo ser humano desde el instante de la concepcion.
… (Art. 1)
Sexual and Reproductive Rights
- EnglishThe State Council exercises the following functions and powers:
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(7) to direct and administer the work concerning … family planning;
… (Art. 89) - Chinese国务院行使下列职权:
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(七)领导和管理 … 计划生育工作;
… (第八十九条)
Sexual and Reproductive Rights
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9. Health –
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9:3 Population control and family planning;
… (Ninth Schedule, List III, Concurrent List) - Sinhala...
9. සෞඛ්යය –
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9:3 ජනගහන පාලනය සහ පවුල් සංවිධානය;
… (නව වැනි උපලේඛනය, III වැනි ලැයිස්තුව, සමගාමී ලැයිස්තුව)
Sexual and Reproductive Rights
- EnglishThe State supports responsible paternity and the education appropriate for the promotion of the family. (Art. 25)
- SpanishEl Estado propugna la paternidad responsable y la educación apropiada para la promoción de la familia. (Art. 25)
- FrenchL'État soutient la paternité responsable et une éducation appropriée dans le but de promouvoir la famille. (Art. 25)
Sexual and Reproductive Rights
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Paragraph 7. Based on the principles of human dignity and responsible parenthood, family planning is a free choice of the couple, it being within the competence of the State to provide educational and scientific resources for the exercise of this right, any coercion by official or private agencies being forbidden.
… (Art. 226) - Portuguese
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§ 7º Fundado nos princípios da dignidade da pessoa humana e da paternidade responsável, o planejamento familiar é livre decisão do casal, competindo ao Estado propiciar recursos educacionais e científicos para o exercício desse direito, vedada qualquer forma coercitiva por parte de instituições oficiais ou privadas.
... (Art. 226)
Sexual and Reproductive Rights
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The plans and programs of study will have a perspective of gender and a complete orientation, which is why knowledge of the sciences and humanities will be included: … the sexual and reproductive education … (Art. 3) - Spanish…
Los planes y programas de estudio tendrán perspectiva de género y una orientación integral, por lo que se incluirá el conocimiento de las ciencias y humanidades: … la educación sexual y reproductiva … (Art. 3)
Sexual and Reproductive Rights
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3 3° Provision may be made by law for the regulation of termination of pregnancy.
… (Art. 40) - Irish Gaelic…
3 3° Féadfar socrú a dhéanamh le dlí chun foirceannadh toirchis a rialáil.
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Sexual and Reproductive Rights
- EnglishThe State recognizes and organizes for all individuals the right to the protection of health from their conception through the organization of free public health care, which gratuitousness results from the capacity of the national solidarity. (Art. 19)
- FrenchL’Etat reconnaît et organise pour tout individu le droit à la protection de la santé dès sa conception par l’organisation des soins publics gratuits, dont la gratuité résulte de la capacité de la solidarité nationale. (Art. 19)
Sexual and Reproductive Rights
- EnglishHealth is a right guaranteed by the State and whose fulfillment is linked to the exercise of other rights, among which the right to water, food, education, sports, work, social security, healthy environments and others that support the good way of living.
The State shall guarantee this right by means of economic, social, cultural, educational, and environmental policies; and the permanent, timely and non-exclusive access to programs, actions and services promoting and providing integral healthcare, sexual health, and reproductive health. The provision of healthcare services shall be governed by the principles of equity, universality, solidarity, interculturalism, quality, efficiency, effectiveness, prevention, and bioethics, with a gender and generational approach. (Art. 32) - SpanishLa salud es un derecho que garantiza el Estado, cuya realización se vincula al ejercicio de otros derechos, entre ellos el derecho al agua, la alimentación, la educación, la cultura física, el trabajo, la seguridad social, los ambientes sanos y otros que sustentan el buen vivir.
El Estado garantizará este derecho mediante políticas económicas, sociales, culturales, educativas y ambientales; y el acceso permanente, oportuno y sin exclusión a programas, acciones y servicios de promoción y atención integral de salud, salud sexual y salud reproductiva. La prestación de los servicios de salud se regirá por los principios de equidad, universalidad, solidaridad, interculturalidad, calidad, eficiencia, eficacia, precaución y bioética, con enfoque de genero y generacional. (Art. 32)