- Article 9, Law 194 (22 May 1978) (Abortion)
- Article 16, Law 40 (19 February, 2004) (Assisted Conception)
Article 9, Law 194 (22 May 1978) (Abortion)
". . . conscientious
objection shall exempt health personnel and allied health personnel from
carrying out procedures and activities specifically and necessarily designed
to bring about the termination of a pregnancy, but shall not exempt them
from providing care prior to and following the termination. . . The law lays
down that conscientious objection may not be invoked by health personnel or
allied health personnel if, under particular circumstances, their personal
intervention is essential to save the life of a woman in imminent danger."*
Article 16, Law 40 (19 February, 2004) (Assisted Conception)
[Similar provisions exist with respect to medically assisted conception.]*
*Precis in English from EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights, Opinion No. 4-2005: The Right to Conscientious Objection and the Conclusion by EU Member States of Concordats with the Holy See (14 December, 2005), p. 12