Abortion in Monaco is illegal except in cases of rape, fetal deformity, illness, or fatal danger to the mother.[1] The most recent abortion legislation was enacted on 8 April 2009; before then Monaco had one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe, only allowing the procedure if there was deemed to be a very high risk of fatality for the woman.[2]
The previous abortion law, from 1967, outlawed abortion under any circumstance, but other previous criminal law cases agreed abortion was acceptable if it saved the life of the woman.[2] Under the old law, women undergoing an illegal abortion were subject to a prison term up to three years, with the abortion provider subject to a prison term up to five years.[2] If the abortion provider was in the medical profession, their right to practice medicine would be taken away.[2]
In August 2019, abortion was decriminalised in Monaco, though it was not legalised.[3]
While abortion is partially legal in Monaco, Monaco itself is surrounded on three sides by France, where elective abortion care is completely legal and available.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Monaco to decriminalise abortion, but no legalisation". France 24. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ a b c d "Monaco - Abortion policy - United Nations". Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
- ^ "Monaco prêt à dépénaliser l'avortement, mais sans l'autoriser". Le Monde (in French). 2019-08-05. Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-10-07..
- ^ "Monaco, Abortion and the Church". Mad for Monaco. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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