Law Unclear

Turkmenistan adopted a law restricting the gestational limit for abortion from 12 weeks to 5 weeks.

The Law Relating to Reproductive Health 2006 permits abortion to preserve the life and health of the woman and in cases of rape, incest, and fetal impairment. The Penal Code 2010 permits abortion where the woman’s life is at risk (without explicit mention of health) and in cases of rape, incest, fetal impairment, or when a […]