Illegal termination of pregnancy in the context of de lege ferenda
... study identifies limitations in both medical and criminal legislation, reflecting inconsistencies in law-making and law enforcement in this area. To this end, a comparative legal analysis is undertaken of Russian and international legislation governing induced abortion, clinical guidelines and recommendations issued by the World Health Organisation are examined, and statistical data on therapeutic abortions and their consequences are analysed. It is argued that criminal-law regulation of induced abortion ...
