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Moldova’s Abortion Provisions

In Moldovan: 

  • Lege Nr. 411 din 28.03.1995 ocrotirii sănătăŃii, Articolul 32
  • Codul Penal al Republicii Moldova, COD Nr. 985 din 18.04.2002, Partea Specială, Capitolul II, Articolul 159
  • Cu privire la efectuarea întreruperii voluntare a cursului sarcinii în condiţii de siguranţă, Capitolul III, Articolul 19, 36 &, 37

Unofficial English Translation:

  • Law No. 411 of 28 March 1995 on Health, Article 32
  • Criminal Code, 18 April 2002, as amended through 2009, Special Part, Chapter II, Article 159
  • Regulations to Order No. 647 of 21 September 2010 of the Ministry of Health on the safe conduct of abortion, Chapter III, Articles 19, 36 &, 37

Lege Nr. 411 din 28.03.1995 ocrotirii sănătăŃii, Articolul 32

Articolul 32.
Întreruperea voluntară a cursului sarcinii

(1) Femeilor li se acordă dreptul să-şi hotărască personal problema maternităţii.

(2) Operaţia de întrerupere a cursului sarcinii poate fi efectuată pînă la sfîrşitul primelor 12
săptămîni de sarcină numai în unităţi medico-sanitare publice.

(3) Modul de efectuare a acestei operaţii după primele 12 săptămîni de sarcină este stabilit de Ministerul Sanatatii si
Protectiei Sociale.


Codul Penal al Republicii Moldova, COD Nr. 985 din 18.04.2002, Partea Specială, Capitolul II, Articolul 159.

Articolul 159. Provocarea ilegală a avortului

(1) Întreruperea cursului sarcinii, prin orice mijloace, săvîrşită:

a) în afara instituţiilor medicale sau cabinetelor medicale autorizate în acest scop,

b) de către o persoană care nu are studii medicale superioare speciale,

c) în cazul sarcinii ce depăşeşte 12 săptămîni, în lipsa indicaţiilor medicale, stabilite de Ministerul
Sănătăţii,

d) în cazul contraindicaţiilor medicale pentru efectuarea unei asemenea operaţii,

e) în condiţii antisanitare

se pedepseşte cu amendă în mărime de la 200 la 500 unităţi convenţionale sau cu privarea de dreptul de a ocupa anumite
funcţii sau de a exercita o anumită activitate pe un termen de pînă la 3 ani, sau cu închisoare de pînă la 2 ani.

(2) Aceeaşi acţiune:

b) care a cauzat din imprudenţă o vătămare gravă ori medie a integrităţii corporale sau a sănătăţii,

c) care a provocat din imprudenţă decesul victimei

se pedepseşte cu închisoare de la 1 la 6 ani cu (sau fără) privarea de dreptul de a ocupa anumite funcţii sau de a exercita o
anumită activitate pe un termen de pînă la 5 ani.


Cu privire la efectuarea întreruperii voluntare a cursului sarcinii în condiţii de siguranţă, Capitolul III, Articolul 19, 36 &, 37

Cu privire la efectuarea întreruperii voluntare a cursului sarcinii în condiţii de siguranţă,
Capitolul III, Articolul 19, 36 &, 37

Capitolul III. Organizarea prestării serviciilor de întrerupere voluntară a cursului sarcinii

19. La femeile gravide cu vîrstă sub 16 ani întreruperea voluntară a cursului sarcinii se efectuează cu
consimţămîntul reprezentantului său legal, conform prevederilor Legii ocrotirii sănătăţii nr. 411-XIII din 28
martie 1995 (Monitorul Oficial al Republicii Moldova, 1995, nr. 34, art. 373), cu excepţia cazurilor cînd sarcina pune în pericol viaţa
femeii gravide.

[…]

36. Întreruperea voluntară a cursului sarcinii după primele 12 săptămîni de sarcină se efectuează doar în
instituţiile medico-sanitare publice.

37. Întreruperea voluntară a cursului sarcinii după primele 12 săptămîni şi pînă la sfîrşitul
săptămînii a 21-a de sarcină se efectuează la indicaţii medicale (anexa nr. 1 la Regulament) şi sociale (anexa nr. 2 la
Regulament).

Anexa nr. 1. La Regulamentul pentru efectuarea întreruperii voluntare a cursului sarcinii

Indicaţiile medicale pentru întreruperea voluntară a cursului sarcinii după 12 săptămâni

şi pînă la sfîrşitul săptămânii 21-a de sarcină

1. Malformaţiile fetale incompatibile cu viaţa/incurabile.

2. Stările în urma tratamentului chirurgical cu înlăturarea unui organ vital important.

3. Maladiile sau stările patologice care pun în pericol sănătatea şi viaţa femeii

gravide.

[…]

Anexa nr. 2. La Regulamentul pentru efectuarea întreruperii voluntare a cursului sarcinii.


Indicaţiile sociale pentru întreruperea voluntară a cursului sarcinii după 12 săptămâni şi pînă la
sfîrşitul săptămânii 21-a de sarcină

1. vârsta femeii gravide sub 18 ani şi peste 40 ani,

2. sarcina survenită în urma violului, incestului sau a traficului cu fiinţe umane,

3. divorţ în timpul sarcinii,

4. decesul soţului în timpul sarcinii,

5. privaţiune de libertate sau de drepturi părinteşti a unuia sau a ambilor soţi,

6. femeile gravide aflate în procesul de migraţie,

7. femeile gravide cu 5 şi mai mulţi copii,

8. femeile gravide care au în grija sa:

1) un copil mai mic de 2 ani,

2) unul sau mai mulţi membri ai familiei încadraţi în gradul I de invaliditate, care

necesită îngrijire, conform concluziei Consiliului de Expertiză Medicală a

Vitalităţii.

9. asocierea a minim 2 circumstanţe: lipsa domiciliului, lipsa surselor financiare de

existenţă, abuz de alcool sau/şi droguri, acte de violenţă domestică, vagabondaj.


Law No. 411 of 28 March 1995 on Health, Article 32

Article 32.
Voluntary interruption of pregnancy.

(1) Women are granted the right to decide personally the issue of maternity.

(2) An operations for the interruption of pregnancy may be performed until the end of the first 12 weeks of pregnancy only in public medical facilities.

(3) Means for performing these operations after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy are established by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.

 


Criminal Code, 18 April 2002, as amended through 2009, Special Part, Chapter II, Article 159*

Article 159. Provoking Illegal Abortion

(1) The interruption of pregnancy by any means committed:

a) outside medical institutions or medical offices authorized for this purpose,

b) by a person without special higher medical education,

c) in case of a pregnancy exceeding 12 weeks in the absence of medical indications established by the Ministry of Health,

d) if there are medical contraindications for performing such an operation,

e) in unsanitary conditions

shall be punished by a fine in the amount of 200 to 500 conventional units or by the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to perform
certain activities for a term of up to 3 years, or by imprisonment for up to 2 years.

(2) The same act:

b) that causes by negligence serious or medium bodily injury or injury to health,

c) that causes by negligence the death of the victim

shall be punished by imprisonment of 1 to 6 years with (or without) the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to perform certain activities
for up to 5 years.

*Translation provided by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Norwegian Mission of
Rule of Law Advisers to Moldova (NORLAM).


Regulations to Order No. 647 of 21 September 2010 of the Ministry of Health on the safe conduct of abortion, Chapter III, Articles 19, 36 &, 37


Regulations to Order No. 647 of 21 September 2010 of the Ministry of Health on the safe conduct of abortion, Chapter III, Articles 19, 36 &, 37

Chapter III. Service delivery organization for the voluntary interruption of pregnancy

19. The voluntary interruption of pregnancy of pregnant women under the age of 16 years is performed with the consent of their legal representative, in
accordance with the Law on Health No. 411-XIII of 28 March 1995 (Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 1995, No. 34, Art. 373), except when the
pregnancy endangers the life of the pregnant woman.

[…]

Article 36. Voluntary interruption of pregnancy after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy is performed only in public medical institutions.

Article 37. Voluntary interruption of pregnancy after the first 12 weeks and until the end of week 21 of pregnancy is performed for medical indications
(Annex No. 1 of the Regulations) and social indications (Annex No. 2 of the Regulations).

Annex No. 1. Regulations to perform the voluntary interruption of pregnancy.

Medical indications for the voluntary interruption of pregnancy after 12 weeks until the end of week 21 of pregnancy

1. fetal malformations incompatible with life/incurable.

2. conditions following surgical treatment to remove an important vital organ

3. diseases or pathological conditions that endanger the health and lives of pregnant women.

[…]

Annex No. 2. Regulations to perform the voluntary interruption of pregnancy.

Social indications for the voluntary interruption of pregnancy after 12 weeks until the end of week 21 of pregnancy

1. pregnant women aged under 18 and over 40 years,

2. pregnancy arising through rape, incest or trafficking of humans,

3. divorce during pregnancy,

4. death of the spouse during pregnancy,

5. deprivation of liberty or parental rights of one or both spouses,

6. pregnant women in the process of migration,

7. pregnant women with 5 or more children,

8. pregnant women who are in care:

    
1). a child under two years:
    
2) one or more family members classified with degree I of disability, who require care, according to the conclusion of the Council of Medical Vitality.
9. the combination of a minimum of two circumstances: lack of a home, lack of financial sources for subsistence, abuse of alcohol and/or drugs, acts of
domestic violence, vagrancy.

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