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What it is

Bill to ban forced sterilization of people with disabilities

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 19 December 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos.

Official title: Private member's bill for the eradication of forced or non-consensual sterilization of persons with disabilities who have been judicially incapacitated (Organic).

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000313· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The Citizens parliamentary group presents this bill because, according to it, Spain still allows forced or non-consented sterilization of people with disabilities. The current Penal Code allows a judge to order it when the person cannot give consent.
  2. The bill would amend Article 156 of the Penal Code to remove the paragraph that allows judge-ordered sterilization of people who cannot consent.
  3. People with disabilities who need support to make decisions would receive it in accessible formats, so their decision as patients is free and informed.
  4. Sterilization procedures underway when the law takes effect would stop, and the person would regain the freedom to decide whether to undergo the treatment.

Who it affects

  • People with disabilities under judicial incapacitation: They could no longer be sterilized without their consent by court decision.
  • Women and girls with disabilities: They are the group most affected by this practice, according to the statement of reasons.
  • People with sterilization procedures in progress: Those procedures would stop and they would regain decision-making freedom.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by a parliamentary group to become a law. It is not approved yet.
Ley Orgánica
Organic law: a type of Spanish law reserved for major matters, such as the Penal Code. It requires a special vote in Congress.
Incapacitada judicialmente
A person a judge has declared needs help or representation to exercise their rights.
Derogar
To repeal, that is, to make a law or part of a law no longer valid.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced19 December 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted9 January 2019The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2018Jan 2019Feb 201911. 19 December 2018: Presentación22. 9 January 2019: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 09/01/2019 hasta 11/01/201933. 9 January 2019: Calificación44. 11 January 2019: Gobierno Contestación desde 11/01/2019 hasta 05/03/201955. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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