Overview
- The administration, which presented the plan Tuesday, said it is filing the initiative with the Senate for debate and a vote.
- The proposal requires a change to Article 73 of the Constitution so Congress can issue a binding national law on femicide.
- Prosecutors would have to treat every violent death of a woman as a femicide case from the start and follow one national protocol with specialized, continuous‑shift units.
- The draft sets a single legal definition of femicide with prison terms of 40 to 70 years, penalties for attempts, and 21 aggravating factors that can raise sentences.
- Victims and families would gain urgent medical and psychological care, free legal counsel, dignified return of remains, and a national registry to support children orphaned by femicide.