Chapter III: Termination of pregnancy for medical reasons

When a pregnant woman is considering terminating her pregnancy on the grounds that continuing the pregnancy would seriously endanger her health, she shall make her request to a doctor holding a specialised diploma in gynaecology-obstetrics or an equivalent diploma, working in a public or private health establishment meeting the conditions of article L. 2322-1.

The doctor referred to in article R. 2213-1 to whom the above-mentioned request is referred shall set up and convene, for an advisory opinion, the multidisciplinary team provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2213-1.

The multidisciplinary team provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 2213-1 comprises at least: 1° A doctor holding a diploma of specialised studies in gynaecology-obstetrics or an equivalent diploma, who is a member of a multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis centre ; 2° A doctor chosen by the woman; 3° A social worker or psychologist; 4° One or more practitioners specialising in the condition from which the woman suffers. Minutes…

The woman concerned or the couple shall be heard, at her request, by all or some of the members of the multidisciplinary team prior to the consultation mentioned in article R. 2213-5.

If, at the end of the consultation carried out by the multidisciplinary team, it appears to two doctors that the continuation of the pregnancy poses a serious threat to the woman’s health, they shall draw up the certificates provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 2213-1.

For each request for an opinion, the health care institution referred to in article R. 2213-1 keeps the medical records sent by the attending doctor, the certificates referred to in article R. 2213-5, the minutes of the multidisciplinary team meeting and, where applicable, the results of the medical examinations carried out. The documents mentioned in this article are kept in conditions that guarantee their confidentiality.