On the eve of March 8, Women's Day, the CGIL takes stock of the situation on the right to abortion in Sardinia , with a conference that will be held on Women's Day, at the Metropolitan Chamber of Labor of Cagliari .
The opportunity to disseminate numbers and statistics on pregnancy terminations at a regional level, with the aim of raising awareness and making people reflect.
«The situation in Sardinia and in the territory of Cagliari – explains a note from the union – is characterized by lights and shadows: the island is not at year zero in terms of application of 194, while it stands out negatively for some data, for example example the type of medical interventions used and a slightly growing trend of objectors.
THE OBJECTORS - According to Istat and Ministry of Health data processed by the Cgil Sardegna Study Center, the share of objector gynecologists in Sardinia in 2021 is lower than the national average (59.2% against 63.4% in the rest of Italy) while the number of anesthetists objectors is higher (49.7% compared to the national 40.5%) . Conscientious objection concerns non-medical personnel less: in this case the Sardinian figure (36.3%) is three percentage points higher than the Italian one.
There is one point, however, that deserves some attention: while the Italian trend, compared to 2020, is contracting, in Sardinia the percentage of objectors is growing: in 2021 there was +3.6% among gynecologists and +0 .6% among non-medical staff. The data for anesthetists is stable from 2020 to 2021 but has recorded a +9% since 2019.
As regards the structures where IVG is practiced, in 2022 there are 63.6% of authorized hospitals and nursing homes with an obstetrics department in Sardinia, a higher average than the national one which stands at 59.6%.
Pharmacological abortion, the least invasive, is practiced on the island in only 36.2% of cases, while the percentage in Italy rises to 49.2% . In this context, the metropolitan city of Cagliari stands out, aligning itself with the national figure.
