On November 19, Congress approved the proposal promoted by the congresswoman with 68 votes in favor. Milagros Jáuregui de Aguayo which completely replaces Law 28983 and removes from Peruvian legislation any reference to the gender approach, eliminating Comprehensive Sexual Education (ESI).
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The measure has been described by experts as a dangerous setback in terms of rights and public equality policies. By eliminating the gender focus, The new law draws from the official documents, plans and guidelines of all State entities crucial concepts like “equity” and “gender violence”.
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The former Minister of Women, Diana Miloslavich, has warned that this action represents a serious setback of years in the progress achieved in favor of women’s rightsreturning the country to a regulatory framework similar to that of 2007.
Jáuregui celebrates and justifies the elimination of ESI
Despite the warnings about the implications for rights, Congresswoman Milagros Jáuregui celebrated the approval as a “victory” of a confessional nature. “We are very happy. It is a victory for Christians and for all those who defend life and family“, he expressed to Bethel News.
The legislator justified the elimination of the word “gender” in the legal body, pointing out that the term “can mean anything” and that, therefore, “public policies and everything became distorted.”
Asked if the reform represents a setback for the country, Jáuregui de Aguayo did not deny it, but defended the setback as an ideological correction. “What we have done is go back to the beginning”he stated, supposedly seeking to “put equality between men and women again” and ensure that students go to school to learn. “scientifically, morally, but not ideologically”.
This statement ignores the international consensus that the gender approach is a tool to identify and correct the inequalities and discrimination that have historically affected women and minorities, not a distorting “ideology.” The elimination of CSE and the gender approach compromises the State’s ability to prevent violence, teenage pregnancy and discriminationleaving thousands of girls, boys and adolescents without crucial tools for their safe development.
