{"id":22161,"date":"2022-05-13T13:49:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T17:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=22161"},"modified":"2022-05-13T13:49:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T17:49:06","slug":"spain-plans-menstrual-leave-in-new-law-for-those-with-severe-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/05\/13\/spain-plans-menstrual-leave-in-new-law-for-those-with-severe-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain plans menstrual leave in new law for those with severe pain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spain is planning to introduce medical leave for women who suffer from severe period pain, media reports suggest.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A draft bill says women could have three days of leave a month – extended to five in some circumstances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But politicians warned that the draft – leaked to Spanish media outlets – was still being worked on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If passed, it would be the first such legal entitlement in Europe. Only a handful of countries around the world have such legislation in place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Spanish legislation is part of a much wider reproductive health reform which will include changes to the country’s abortion laws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Media outlets who have seen portions of the law report that it is due to be presented to cabinet early next week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Three-day sick leave for painful periods will be allowed with a doctor’s note, the draft says, potentially extending to five on a temporary basis for particularly intense or incapacitating pain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But it is not expected to apply to those who suffer mild discomfort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It is part of a wider approach of treating menstruation as a health condition, El Pa\u00eds reports, which also includes the abolishing of VAT on some hygiene products –\u00a0the so-called “tampon tax”<\/a>\u00a0– and free hygiene products being made available at public centres such as schools and prisons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The draft also includes extended paid maternity leave before childbirth and changes to abortion laws outlined earlier this year by Equality Minister Irene Montero.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That includes removing the requirement of aged 16 and 17\u00a0to have an abortion without the permission of their parents or guardians<\/a>, which was introduced in 2015 by another government. It also eliminates a current three-day cooling-off period, and a requirement for abortion services to be provided in the public healthcare system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But doctors in traditionally Roman Catholic Spain will still be able to sign up to a register of conscientious objectors, El Pa\u00eds reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The proposed law will also include tighter rules around surrogacy, which is banned in Spain.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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