Illegal abortions are punishable by criminal penalties up to imprisonment

According to Article 122 of the Criminal Code of Armenia, illegal abortion is criminally punishable, in particular.

  1. 1. The commission of an illegal abortion by a person with the relevant higher medical education is punishable by a fine of 100,000 drams, or arrest for a term not exceeding one month with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain activities for a term not exceeding three years.
  2. Commitment of illegal abortion by a person who has no relevant higher medical education shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred times the minimum wage, or arrest for a term not exceeding 1-3 months, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
  3. The aforementioned actions resulting in the victim’s death by negligence or causing grave harm to the victim’s health shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term not exceeding 3 years.

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