波多黎各总督签署了一项法律,承认胎儿是人,扩大了谋杀指控的范围,将攻击孕妇时的胎儿死亡也包括在内,引起人们对生殖权利和医疗的关注。
Puerto Rico’s governor signed a law recognizing a fetus as a human, expanding murder charges to include fetal death during attacks on pregnant women, sparking concerns over reproductive rights and medical care.
波多黎各总督冈萨雷斯(Jenniffer González)签署了修订领土《刑法》的法律,承认胎儿为人,将一级谋杀扩大至包括杀害孕妇期间胎儿死亡。
Puerto Rico’s Governor Jenniffer González signed a law amending the territory’s Penal Code to recognize a fetus as a human being, expanding first-degree murder to include the death of a fetus during the killing of a pregnant woman.
该变化是以Keishla Rodríguez的名字命名的,Keishla Rodríguez是一名2021年在怀孕期间被谋杀的妇女,未经公开听证就获得通过,引起了医疗和法律专家的关切。
The change, named after Keishla Rodríguez, a woman murdered in 2021 while pregnant, was passed without public hearings, sparking concerns from medical and legal experts.
批评者警告法律可能导致“防疫药物”, 破坏病人隐私, 并造成法律模糊不清, 可能限制医疗护理或将堕胎定罪,
Critics warn the law could lead to “defensive medicine,” undermine patient privacy, and create legal ambiguities that may restrict medical care or criminalize abortion, despite abortion remaining legal in Puerto Rico.
反对者,包括美国公民自由联盟(ACLU)和医疗专业人员,认为匆忙通过缺乏适当的审查,可能损害生殖权利和岛上紧张的医疗保健制度。
Opponents, including the ACLU and medical professionals, argue the rushed passage lacked proper review and could harm reproductive rights and the island’s strained healthcare system.