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105.2
Consider withdrawing its reservation to articles 76 and 77 of the
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families (Philippines);
105.3
Reform its punitive anti-abortion laws (Australia);
105.4
Repeal legislation criminalizing women and girls for having an
abortion, as well as healthcare providers performing such services, and take
measures to allow legal and safe abortions at least in cases of rape or incest, in
cases where the life or health of the mother is at risk, or where the foetus is
diagnosed with grave health deficiencies (Austria);
105.5
Repeal legislation criminalizing abortion and ensure access to legal
and safe abortion for victims of rape and incest, in cases where the life or health
of a woman is at risk or when the foetus is not viable (Slovenia);
105.6
Establish and effectively apply the legal provisions authorizing
abortion, in cases when pregnancies are due to rape or incest, or when it is
established that the foetus is not viable, or when the life or the health of the
mothers is at risk (Switzerland).
106. Concerning recommendation 105.1 put forward by Ghana, Paraguay informs
that it is a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the
Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and the Optional Protocol to
the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution
and child pornography. It has also signed the Optional Protocol to the Convention on
the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.
107. Concerning recommendation 105.2 put forward by the Philippines, Paraguay
informs that it has not made any reservations to articles 76 and 77 of the International
Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of
Their Families.
108. Concerning recommendations 105.3, 105.4, 105.5 and 105.6 put forward by
Australia, Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland, Paraguay considers that these are not in
accordance with the National Constitution (art. 4), the commitments made by
Paraguay when ratifying the American Convention on Human Rights (art. 4) and the
national legislation.
109. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect
the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not
be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole.
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