Could Termination of Pregnancy Become a Criminal Act

Faculty of Law, International University, Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Corresponding Author: Siniša Franjic, Faculty of Law, International University, Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tel: +387 49490-460; Email: [email protected]

Received Date: 07 Aug 2017  
Accepted Date: 03 Sep 2017  
Published Date: 04 Sep 2017

Copyright © 2017 Franjic S

Citation: Franjic S. (2017). Could Termination of Pregnancy Become a Criminal Act. Mathews J Gynecol Obstet. 2(1): 011.

ABSTRACT

According to the data presented in the paper “Unsafe Abortion: Unnecessary Maternal Mortality,” termination of pregnancy is a serious global health problem because a large number of women, when unplanned pregnancy occurs, decide on abortion. How serious a problem is, numbers are proven: in unplanned pregnancies, 42 million women are opting for abortion, and 20 million of abortions are unsafe because a large number of women die and a large number of women have persistent health consequences. On the question „Could the termination of pregnancy become a criminal act“, answer will try to give this paper.
 

KEYWORDS

Termination of Pregnancy; Abortion; Criminal Act.