Source: http://srhr.org/abortion-policies/country/somalia/
Timestamp: 2018-01-18 09:38:25
Document Index: 324597247

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 419', 'Art. 418', 'Art. 419', 'Art. 420', 'Art. 421', 'Art. 422', 'Art. 418']

Somalia - gapp
Provisional Constitution of Somalia, 2012
Somalia Penal Code (Legislative Decree No. 5 of 16 December 1962)
Somalia Essential Drug List, 2003
Provisional Constitution of Somalia, 2012 (page 12 )
Somalia Penal Code (Legislative Decree No. 5 of 16 December 1962) (page 9)
Somalia Penal Code (Legislative Decree No. 5 of 16 December 1962) (page 9 )
The Constitution stipulates that abortion is not punishable in cases of necessity and cites saving the life of the mother as one such potential emergency.
Somalia Essential Drug List, 2003 (page 1)
Art. 419. (Abortion with Consent). – 1. Whoever causes the abortion of a woman, with her consent, shall be punished with imprisonment [96 P.C.] from one to five years. 2. The same punishment shall apply to a woman who consents to such abortion or by any means causes it herself.
Art. 418. (Abortion without Consent). – 1. Whoever causes the abortion of a woman, without her consent, shall be punished with imprisonment [96 P.C.] from three to seven years. 2. The same punishment shall be imposed on any person who causes the abortion of a woman who is incapable of giving consent [47 P.C.], where the consent is extorted by violence, threat or undue influence, or is induced by fraud. Art. 419. (Abortion with Consent). – 1. Whoever causes the abortion of a woman, with her consent, shall be punished with imprisonment [96 P.C.] from one to five years. 2. The same punishment shall apply to a woman who consents to such abortion or by any means causes it herself. Art. 420. (Instigation to Abortion). – Whoever, other than in the cases referred to in the preceding article, instigates a pregnant woman to commit abortion [420 P.C.] by administering to her appropriate means thereto, shall be punished with imprisonment [96 P.C.] from six months to two years. Art. 421. (Death or Injury oj the Woman). – 1. Where the act referred to in article 418 results in the death [441 P.C.] of the woman, the punishment imposed shall be imprisonment [96 P.C.] from ten to fifteen years; where hurt [440 P.C.] results, the punishment imposed shall be imprisonment [96 P.C.] from three to eight years. 2. Where the act referred to in paragraph 1. of article 419 results in the death of the woman, the punishment imposed shall be imprisonment [96 P.C.] from four to eight years; where hurt results, the punishment imposed shall be imprisonment [96 P.C.] from two to six years.
Art. 422. (Abortion for Reasons of Honour). Where any of the acts referred to in articles 418, 419, 420 and 421 is committed for the purpose of safeguarding one's own honour or that of a near relative, the punishments prescribed therefor shall be reduced by one-half to two thirds.
Art. 418. (Abortion without Consent). – 1. Whoever causes the abortion of a woman, without her consent, shall be punished with imprisonment [96 P.C.] from three to seven years
Total fertility rate 6.6 (2013)
Median age 16.5 (2015)
Population - urban (%) 39.551 (2015)
Percentage of births attended by trained health professional 33 (2006)
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 732 (2015)
Adolescent birth rate (births per 1000 women aged 15-19) 103.9 (2015)
Gender parity in secondary education 0.460469991 (2007)
Percentage of women in non-agricultural employment 21.7 (1990)
Proportion of seats in parliament held by women 13.8 (2014)