Amidst differences of opinion and questions, the Chamber of Deputies announced it will send the legislative proposal on abortion that was approved on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 in response to the Presidential veto of the text on abortion in the revised Penal Code to the Executive Branch today, Thursday 18 December 2014. The deputies argued that since the chamber had accepted the presidential observations, the Code could be sent directly back to the Presidency without the usual requirement of Senate approval.
Nevertheless, some are arguing that the bill needs Senate approval, saying that what the deputies approved was completely different from the President’s observations of the Penal Code revision.
Finjus enumera presuntas irregularidades en observación al Código Penal