In his intense campaign for the Rejection for the September 4 exit plebiscite, Senator Felipe Kast was the target of criticism after making some statements regarding abortion in a radio propaganda broadcast in recent days.
“The Constitutional Convention allows abortion up to nine months of pregnancy. Not only does it violate human rights (…) we would be the only country that promotes and allows an abortion up to nine months of pregnancy. This does not protect women, because in fact which mother would want to have an abortion at nine months. I mean, it’s really disrespectful against women,” Kast said.
He also added that “that is why we are more and more of us who are disappointed in this new Constitution, that we want changes, we even voteD Approve, but today we are not available for a proposal that divides our country.”
Video via Twitter @NYC_prensa
On the other hand, the draft of the new Constitution says regarding this issue that “all people are holders of sexual rights and reproductive rights. These include, among others, the right to decide freely, autonomously and informed about one’s own body, about the exercise of sexuality, reproduction, pleasure and contraception.”
It also adds that “the State guarantees the exercise of sexual and reproductive rights without discrimination, with a focus on gender, inclusion and cultural relevance (…) ensuring all women and people with the capacity to gestate, the conditions for a pregnancy, a voluntary interruption of pregnancy, voluntary and protected childbirth and maternity.
Different versions between what the draft of the new Constitution dictates and what senator Felipe Kast said, where the well-to-do interpretation given by the authority of La Araucanía to promote his propaganda for the Rejection is evident. As if that were not enough, the parliamentarian began to campaign in favor of the Rejection outside the deadline established by the Servel.
Kast himself responded to the wave of criticism received on Twitter, stating that “false. Do not misinform. The Constitution is above the law. Laws regulate implementation, but they can NEVER contradict what the Constitution says, as it would be unconstitutional. The Convention promotes free abortion, don’t deny now what you wrote.”
False. Do not misinform. The constitution is above the laws. Laws regulate implementation, but they can NEVER contradict what the Constitution says, as it would be unconstitutional. The Convention promotes free abortion, do not deny now what you wrote.
— Felipe Kast (@felipekast) June 22, 2022
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