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ARM-2016-L-104557
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Title_of_text
Law No. HO-134-N of 29 June 2016 to Amend the Law "On Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights".
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Armenia
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment; Human rights
Adopted on (Date of text)
2016-06-29
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Rephrases article 10 on the abortion also supplementing it with the new paragraphs and sub-paragraphs, which state that during the period of gestation till 12 weeks abortion is allowed to be carry out only with the written consent of woman, during the period of 12-22 weeks of gestation-exclusively only on the basis of medical or social reasons and with the written consent of woman. Paragraph 2's new wording states, that abortion, out of medical and social reasons developed and regulated by state authority, is prohibited. New paragraph 8 says that RA Government establishes the regulation and conditions of abortion including the medical contraindications and necessary lists of investigations, medical and social reasons, the application form for woman applying for abortion until 12 weeks of gestation, form of consent of parents of minors applying for abortion.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2016-08-06
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Electronic region
Electronic source title
legislation on-line
Publisher
Armenian Legal Information System ARLIS
Country
Armenia
URL
http://www.arlis.am/
File
134.pdf (PDF in Armenian)