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The Chamber of Deputies rejected for lack of a quorum (89 votes) the bill that established norms on sexual education in educational establishments.
The initiative had achieved its general approval with 71 votes in favor, 65 against and two abstentions.
However, later five articles were put to a vote that required 89 preferences, as they were matters of constitutional organic law, not achieving the necessary margin by adding 73 endorsements, 67 rejections and two abstentions, with what the project was sent to archive.
The project indicated that educational establishments should include at the levels of kindergarten, basic and secondary education, programs that include education in affectivity, responsible sexuality and gender, according to the degree of maturity of the minors, while the government stated that this type education should start from fifth grade.
Specifically, the project proposed that, from the first level of kindergarten transition to fourth grade, the focus should be on “affectivity, self-care, self-knowledge and prevention of child sexual abuse,” while from fifth grade, biological aspects would be addressed , sociocultural, psychosocial of sexuality and issues on prevention of sexually transmitted infections, teenage pregnancy and sexual abuse, violence and abuse, respect for diversity and non-discrimination, regarding sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as the various existing and authorized contraceptive methods in Chile.
In addition, it was indicated that each holder could freely set the content of these programs, in accordance with this law, in accordance with the educational project of their establishment.
Deputy Camila Rojas (Comunes), promoter of the project, referred to the filing of the project, indicating that “this Congress has only delayed the necessary discussion of a modern law on Sex Education. The only thing left to do is to keep pushing this project, which will become law sooner rather than later, even if it bothers the conservatives ”.
