The approved draft bill allows abortions without parental consent for over-16s and paid menstrual leave.
Highlights
- The sexual and reproductive health bill also aims to give employees three days of sick leave for painful periods, draft says.
- The approved draft bill allows abortions without parental consent for over-16s and paid menstrual leave.
- The bill would also extend it to five days for particularly intense or incapacitating pain.
- It would also allow employees to have three days’ sick leave, potentially extending it to a five-day period for especially intense pain.