Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Socialist Republic No. 80 / 1980 Coll.

Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Socialist Republic, amending and supplementing Decree No. 71 / 1973 Coll., implementing Act No. 68 / 1957 Coll., on the artificial abortion of pregnancy

Valid Effective from 01.09.1980
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DECLARATION
Ministry of Health of the Czech Socialist Republic
of 6 June 1980
amending and supplementing Decree No. 71 / 1973 Coll., implementing Act No. 68 / 1957 Coll., on the artificial cessation of pregnancy
The Ministry of Health of the Czech Socialist Republic provides in an agreement with the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Socialist Republic pursuant to Section 7 of Act No. 68 / 1957 Coll., on artificially interrupting pregnancy:
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The Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Socialist Republic No. 71 / 1973 Coll., implementing Act No. 68 / 1957 Coll., on artificial abortion of pregnancy, is amended as follows:
1. Paragraph 3 (4) reads as follows:
"(4) Women who have or raise at least 3 children may be allowed to stop their pregnancy artificially even if they have already been artificially interrupted during the last 12 months of pregnancy if at least 6 months have elapsed since their interruption. '
2. In Paragraph 3 of paragraph 5, the following words are added at the end of the sentence:
"and, exceptionally, in evidence of severe incurable defects in foetal physical or mental development by the end of 26 weeks of pregnancy."
3. In Article 3, after paragraph 5, the following paragraph 6 is inserted:
"(6) In cases where pregnancy has occurred as a result of failure of intrauterine contraception, or where pregnancy and childbirth may result in a significant deterioration in the female's physical or mental health or an exceptional deterioration in the social situation of the family, artificial discontinuation of pregnancy shall be permitted even if this woman has already been artificially interrupted in the last 12 months of pregnancy. '
4. Point 14 of the Annex to the Order, including the title, reads as follows:
"14. GENETIC
(a) Severe hereditary diseases and developmental defects which exceed 10% of the risk of foetal involvement.
In the case of semi-lethal or resulting in the need for asylum treatment, exceptionally even at lower risk.
(b) Factors with evidence of mutagenic and teratogenic effects for the foetus (in particular, proven use of medicines with mutagenic or teratogenic effects, professional exposure to mutagenic and teratogenic substances and excessive exposure to ionising radiation).
Note:
The evaluation of the genetic prognosis is carried out by the relevant department of medical genetics of the hospital with a type III clinic. In addition to the application for abortion referred to in point (b), the woman shall submit the confirmation of the prescribing physician, indicating the diagnosis, the date of exposure of the recipe and the prescribed dose, at professional exposure and exposure to ionising radiation, the date and dose of exposure and the adverse drug reaction report that has been completed. ';
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This Decree shall take effect on 1 September 1980.
First Deputy Minister:
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CitationDecree of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Socialist Republic No. 80 / 1980 Coll., amending and supplementing Decree No. 71 / 1973 Coll., implementing Act No. 68 / 1957 Coll., on the artificial abortion of pregnancy
Regulation Type-
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CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation01.07.1980
Effective from01.09.1980
Effective until-
Status Valid
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