The government led by Javier Milei is preparing a bill aimed at eliminating what they consider "positive discrimination." This project will include the removal of the femicide charge contemplated in the Penal Code. According to a source with access to the presidential office, they argue that "the State cannot take responsibility for every sector considered a minority." All this comes after the president criticized woke ideology and radical feminism.
Under the coordination of María Ibarzabal Murphy, Secretary of Strategic Planning, and Santiago Caputo, presidential advisor, work is being done on the details of the project called Equality Before the Law. The executive's intention is to repeal the Gender Identity Law, some aspects of the Micaela Law, the non-binary DNI, the Law for the Promotion of Access to Formal Employment for Travestis, Transsexuals, and Transgender individuals, and the Electoral Parity Law in Political Representation Areas, among other points.
One of the most controversial aspects is the elimination of the classification of femicide from the Penal Code, despite alarming statistics showing a high number of women murdered for gender reasons. The government considers this figure as an aggravating factor that perpetuates historical inequalities.
Although specific dates have not been established, the debate on this bill is expected to take place in Congress during the regular sessions, and there is even talk of promoting it within the framework of the legislative electoral campaign to set the agenda. Despite the opposition's reluctance, the government intends to move forward with this project regardless of the necessary support from its allies.
It has been assured from Milei's circle that the reform package will not include the repeal of the Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy Law or the Equal Marriage Law. The government seeks to eliminate what it considers ideological and discriminatory policies in access to public jobs, based on the principle of equality before the law.
