Two female lawmakers seek abortion ban in ArmeniaSeptember 10, 2020 - 13:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two female lawmakers from the opposition Prosperous Armenia party will draft a bill to ban abortions in Armenia. MPs Naira Zohrabyan and Shake Isayan claim that termination of pregnancy should be prohibited in the country, unless there is medical indication. Under the current legislation, abortions are allowed in the first trimester, or if the woman develops health problems in the process or when the unborn baby has a birth defect between 12 weeks and 22 weeks. "All of these regulations should be replaced by a single regulation prohibiting abortion, unless the mother is diagnosed with health problems that are incompatible with pregnancy," Zohrabyan said in a Facebook post. "Many will say that abortion is the right of every woman and family, but the unborn child too has the right to be born and live." Zohrabyan explained her attitude to the matter with the high number of selective abortions performed in Armenia. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |