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Judgment, 5 December 1986.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12289553     Owner:  PIP     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Court reversed the decision of a lower court, which had convicted the defendant of the crime of abortion after she had an abortion outside of Spain. It rejected the lower court's conclusion that the extraterritoriality clause of the Criminal Code should be applied because 1) the defendant had committed a legal fraud in trying to avoid punishment under the abortion law by having an abortion abroad and 2) the fetus, a future Spanish national, should be protected. The Court held that the Criminal Code contains no provisions on fraud of this sort and that there is no legal basis for the attribution of nationality to a fetus. It also held that application of the extraterritoriality clause of the Criminal Code violated provisions of the Spanish Constitution.
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Legal Cases    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annual review of population law     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0364-3417     ISO Abbreviation:  Annu Rev Popul Law     Publication Date:  1988  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-09-07     Completed Date:  1995-09-07     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8008840     Medline TA:  Annu Rev Popul Law     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  38     Citation Subset:  J    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abortion, Induced*
Demography
Developed Countries
Emigration and Immigration*
Europe
Family Planning Services
Jurisprudence*
Legislation as Topic*
Population
Population Dynamics
Spain

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