Karabakh moves to ban sex-selective abortionsMarch 31, 2017 - 13:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) National Assembly on Thursday, March 30 approved amendments to the law on human reproductive health and reproductive rights to ban sex-selective abortions. According to lawmaker Aram Grigoryan, the move seeks “to enhance reproducibility through the use of assistive technologies, provide a better access to medical care and services for socially vulnerable groups, as well as prevent sex-selective abortions.” According to Grigoryan, women aged between 18 and 35 years have the right to serve as surrogate mothers if no contraindications are found,Artsakhpress reports. Grigoryan cited the international practice where women who have previously given birth to at least one child can serve as surrogates, which lessens the psychological impact on the surrogate when handing over the child to its biological parents. Corresponding amendments have been made which also raise the lower permissible age limit as a person is considered a minor under the age of 18. (The story was amended to show that Karabakh has banned sex-selective abortions, and not "unjustified abortions.") Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |