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Country specific information regarding abortion related penalties. Information regarding penalties has been presented in English only; this information is not based on an official translation. Please review the source documents provided.
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Switzerland - August 2022 |
Penalties deconstructedLegal grounds specified; penalties for all other abortions |
PenaltiesArticle 118 (…) 3 A woman who interrupts her pregnancy, interrupts or participates in the interruption in any way after the twelfth week following the beginning of the last menstrual period, without the conditions set out in s. 119, para. 1, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term not exceeding three years or by a pecuniary penalty. WHO GuidanceThe following descriptions and recommendations were extracted from WHO guidance on safe abortion. International, regional and national human rights bodies and courts increasingly recommend decriminalization of abortion, and provision of abortion care, to protect a woman’s life and health, and in cases of rape, based on a woman’s complaint. WHO Abortion Care Guideline, p 62. Source document: WHO Abortion Care Guideline (page 62) |
PenaltiesArticle 118 - Termination of pregnancy. Suspension of pregnancy punishable 1 A person who interrupts a woman's pregnancy with her consent or instigates or helps her to terminate her pregnancy without the conditions set out in s. 119 shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term not exceeding five years or by a pecuniary penalty. 2 A person who interrupts the pregnancy of a woman without her consent shall be punished with imprisonment of one to ten years. WHO GuidanceThe following descriptions and recommendations were extracted from WHO guidance on safe abortion. International, regional and national human rights bodies and courts increasingly recommend decriminalization of abortion, and provision of abortion care, to protect a woman’s life and health, and in cases of rape, based on a woman’s complaint. WHO Abortion Care Guideline, p 62. Source document: WHO Abortion Care Guideline (page 62) |
PenaltiesArticle 118 - Termination of pregnancy. Suspension of pregnancy punishable 1 A person who interrupts a woman's pregnancy with her consent or instigates or helps her to terminate her pregnancy without the conditions set out in s. 119 shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term not exceeding five years or by a pecuniary penalty. 2 A person who interrupts the pregnancy of a woman without her consent shall be punished with imprisonment of one to ten years. WHO GuidanceThe following descriptions and recommendations were extracted from WHO guidance on safe abortion. International, regional and national human rights bodies and courts increasingly recommend decriminalization of abortion, and provision of abortion care, to protect a woman’s life and health, and in cases of rape, based on a woman’s complaint. WHO Abortion Care Guideline, p 62. Source document: WHO Abortion Care Guideline (page 62) |
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PenaltiesArticle 118 (…) 2 A person who interrupts the pregnancy of a woman without her consent shall be punished with imprisonment of one to ten years. WHO GuidanceThe following descriptions and recommendations were extracted from WHO guidance on safe abortion. International, regional and national human rights bodies and courts increasingly recommend decriminalization of abortion, and provision of abortion care, to protect a woman’s life and health, and in cases of rape, based on a woman’s complaint. WHO Abortion Care Guideline, p 62. Source document: WHO Abortion Care Guideline (page 62) |