Commentaries: Art. 120

Any physician who terminates a pregnancy in terms of Article 119 paragraph 2 and who fails, prior to the procedure:
1. to obtain a written request from the pregnant woman;
2. 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, and 3. information on the possibility of having the child adopted; c. to personally ensure 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 fine¹. 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.

Term in accordance with No II 1 para. 5 of the FA of 13 Dec. 2002, in force since 1 Jan. 2007 (AS 2006 34593535; BBl 1999 1979). This amendment has been taken into account throughout the Second Book. ↩

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