The waves are rising in Tyrol: in the abortion case, the SPÖ – after all, the governing partner of the People’s Party – is making people sit up and accept spicy speculations about the background. In the meantime, the Greens want to submit proposals to the state parliament in October.
“It is a scandal that the Tyrolean state government is not implementing the urgently needed second location for abortions on the premises of the clinic,” criticizes LA Zeliha Arslan (Greens) in a response to the article “Krone”. As reported, nothing is being done about the topic of “possibility of terminating a pregnancy” – the much-discussed location on the premises of the clinic in Innsbruck has failed.
“Women’s needs are being ignored”
“Once again, women’s rights and health care are being pushed into the background. This decision serves the interests of reactionary, ideologically motivated forces and ignores the needs of women,” Arslan emphasizes.
The Greens will submit proposals to the state parliament in October to offer abortions in all public hospitals. “The state government is responsible for health care in this country and is also responsible for the location planning of the Tirol Kliniken, now it is enough with ideological politics.”
“We want free hospitals”
The SPÖ is also anything but happy with the situation in Tyrol – even though it is in government itself. Selma Yildirim, SPÖ’s state women’s chairwoman, calls for a clear commitment from the ÖVP to offer public hospitals. “In Tyrol, the situation with regard to abortions is still precarious. Only one doctor offers abortions in his private practice.”
The SPÖ’s position on this is quite clear: “We want a free supply of public hospitals,” she repeats the earlier demand of LR Eva Pawlata. It also goes without saying that “obstacles were deliberately placed in the path of the two doctors until they finally gave up.”
Source: Krone
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