Article L2212-9 of the French Public Health Code
November 7, 2023
Any establishment where a termination of pregnancy is performed must provide information to women on birth control after the procedure.
Any establishment where a termination of pregnancy is performed must provide information to women on birth control after the procedure.
Voluntary termination of pregnancy is protected by confidentiality, so that the patient’s anonymity can be preserved if necessary.
The conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat.
I.-Voluntary termination of a pregnancy may be carried out at any time if two doctors who are members of a multidisciplinary team certify, after this team has given its advisory opinion, either that continuing the pregnancy would seriously endanger the woman’s health, or that there is a strong probability that the unborn child will suffer from a particularly serious condition recognised as incurable at the time of diagnosis. When termination…
If the woman is an unemancipated minor, the consent of one of the persons vested with parental authority or, where applicable, of the legal representative must be obtained before carrying out the voluntary interruption of pregnancy for medical reasons referred to inarticle L. 2213-1. If the unemancipated minor woman wishes to maintain confidentiality, the doctor must endeavour, in her interest, to obtain her consent for one of the persons exercising…
The termination of pregnancy on medical grounds referred to inarticle L. 2213-1 may only be carried out by a doctor. It may only take place in a public or private health establishment.
A doctor who refuses to carry out a termination of pregnancy for medical reasons must inform the person concerned of this refusal without delay and immediately inform her of the names of practitioners who are likely to carry out this procedure.
The conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat.
The costs incurred in monitoring the application of the provisions of Chapters II and III of this Title shall be borne by the State.
Under no circumstances should voluntary interruption of pregnancy be used as a means of birth control. To this end, the Government shall take all necessary measures to develop the widest possible information on birth control, in particular by the widespread creation, in maternal and child planning centres, of family planning or education centres and by the use of all information media. Initial and continuing training for doctors, midwives and nurses…
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