Art. 120 SCC from 2024
Art. 120 Contraventions by physicians (1)
1 Any physician who terminates a pregnancy in terms of Article 119 paragraph 2 and who fails, prior to the procedure:a. to obtain a written request from the pregnant woman;b. to discuss the termination in detail with the pregnant woman and to counsel her, to advise her of the risks of the procedure to her health, and to provide her with a written guide, the receipt of which she must acknowledge with her signature, that contains:1. a list of agencies that provide counselling free of charge,2. a list of associations and agencies that offer moral and material support, and3. information on the possibility of having the child adopted;c. to satisfy himself that a pregnant woman under 16 years of age has been in contact with a counselling agency specialised in dealing with young people.shall be liable to a fine (2) .
2 Any physician who fails to report the termination of a pregnancy to the competent authority in accordance with Article 119 paragraph 5 shall be liable to the same penalty.
(1) Amended by No I of the FA of 23 March 2001 (Abortion), in force since 1 Oct. 2002 ([AS 2002 2989 ]2992; BBl 1998 3005 5376).
(2) Term in accordance with No II 1 para. 5 of the FA of 13 Dec. 2002, in force since 1 Jan. 2007 ([AS 2006 3459 ]3535; BBl 1999 1979). This amendment has been taken into account throughout the Second Book.
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.