title: Penal Code, 20 December 1987.
abstract: Section 340 of this Code provides that any person inducing a voluntary pregnancy termination in a pregnant woman by providing her with medicaments or by using instruments for this purpose is liable to up to five years' imprisonment. The maximum penalty is increased to seven years if the termination is performed without the woman's consent.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D007258:Informed Consent; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008877:Middle East; D014479:United Arab Emirates
keywords: Abortion Law; Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Arab Countries; Asia; Developing Countries; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Informed Consent--legal aspects; Laws And Statutes; United Arab Emirates; Western Asia