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. 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.
- 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.
- 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.