There is confusion regarding this issue. For this reason, let's examine how this issue is addressed in our laws.
- According to our laws, women can have an abortion with their own consent if they are over 18 years old.
- Women under the age of 18 can have an abortion with the signature and consent of their mother or father.
- A woman over the age of 18 has the right to decide whether to abort a pregnancy that does not exceed 10 weeks.
In fact, the legal articles on abortion, the summary of which is above, are as follows in detail:
ARTICLE 3: Until the tenth week of pregnancy, the uterus is evacuated upon request, provided there is no medical risk to the woman's health. Uterine evacuation is performed by gynecologists and obstetricians.
ARTICLE 4: Uterine evacuation in pregnancy not exceeding ten weeks;
- Obstetricians and gynecologists practice their profession in places where they practice
- General practitioners perform the menstrual regulation method in official treatment institutions.
Evacuations requiring anesthesia are performed in public treatment institutions and private hospitals where anesthesia can be administered. In cases of pregnancy not exceeding ten weeks, it is mandatory to have the equipment in the list numbered (1) attached to the regulation in official treatment institutions, private hospitals and gynecology and obstetricians' offices where uterine evacuation will be performed.
ARTICLE 5: Uterine evacuation cannot be performed in women whose pregnancy period exceeds ten weeks.
For detailed information about abortion, you can ask our doctor if you have any questions.