Protocolo de evaluación de coerción en abortos en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Cuando una persona va a hacerse un aborto, el doctor debe preguntarle si alguien la está presionando para hacerlo. Si dice que sí, el doctor debe seguir un procedimiento especial para ayudarla.

Es como cuando un amigo te invita a una fiesta, pero tú no quieres ir. El amigo debe asegurarse de que no te sientas obligado a ir solo porque él lo quiere.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana, una joven de 17 años, va a una clínica para un aborto. Al llegar, el doctor le pregunta si alguien la está presionando. Ana confiesa que su pareja la está obligando. El doctor entonces sigue el protocolo para ayudarla y reporta la situación a los servicios de protección infantil.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 333.17015a - Coercion; screening; protocols; report; availability of publications about violence against women; right to abortion not created Sec. 17015a. (1) At the time a patient first presents at a private office, freestanding surgical outpatient facility, or other facility or clinic in which abortions are performed for the purpose of obtaining an abortion, whether before or after the expiration of the 24-hour period described in section 17015(3), the physician or qualified person assisting the physician shall orally screen the patient for coercion to abort using the screening tools developed by the department under section 17015(11). The oral screening required under this subsection may occur before the requirements of section 17015(3) have been met with regard to that patient. (2) If a patient discloses that she is the victim of domestic violence that does not include coercion to abort, the physician or qualified person assisting the physician shall follow the protocols developed by the department under section 17015(11). (3) If a patient discloses coercion to abort, the physician or qualified person assisting the physician shall follow the protocols developed by the department under section 17015(11). (4) If a patient who is under the age of 18 discloses domestic violence or coercion to abort by an individual responsible for the health or welfare of the minor patient, the physician or qualified person assisting the physician shall report that fact to a local child protective services office. (5) A private office, freestanding surgical outpatient facility, or other facility or clinic in which abortions are performed shall post in a conspicuous place in an area of its facility that is accessible to patients, employees, and visitors the notice described in secti