Bill to replace the gender violencegender violence Violence a woman suffers from a current or former partner because she is a woman. law with an intrafamily violence law

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1. The bill proposes repealing Organic Laworganic law A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes. 1/2004 on gender violence and replacing it with a law that addresses all violence within the family, regardless of the victim's sex or age.
2. It defines intrafamily violence as any physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence between people linked by family relationships, and recognizes as victims both those who suffer it directly and those who live with them.
3. The rights under the law would be proven only with a conviction, a protection order or other court rulings, or with a report from the Public Prosecutor's Office. If the complaint is dismissed, the rights are lost and aid must be repaid.
4. It extends to all victims of intrafamily violence the rights that current law gives to women: information, social assistance, free legal aid, labor rights and financial aid.
5. It toughens penalties for crimes committed within the family, including threats, coercion and assault, and provides for reviewable permanent imprisonment for the murder of people protected by the law.
6. It abolishes the Courts of Violence against Women and moves these cases to ordinary first instance and investigating courts, under the general jurisdiction rules.
7. It abolishes the State Observatory of Violence against Women and renames the Government delegation and the specialized prosecutor so they refer to intrafamily violence.
8. Organizations receiving public funds to help victims would have to spend at least 90% on direct aid and account for its use quarterly.

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Ley Orgánica (Organic Law)

A Spanish law that requires a special majority in the Congress of Deputies and is reserved for major matters such as fundamental rights.

Prisión permanente revisable (reviewable permanent imprisonment)

The most severe prison sentence in Spanish law: the convicted person may request a review after a long period, but no release date is set.

Orden de protección (protection order)

A court ruling that recognizes a person as a victim and grants them security measures and aid.

Patria potestad (parental authority)

The set of rights and duties parents have over their minor children.

Ministerio Fiscal (Public Prosecutor's Office)

The public institution that acts in court to defend the law and citizens' rights.

gender violence

Violence a woman suffers from a current or former partner because she is a woman.

organic law

A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes.

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