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| Criminalization of Abortion and Its Implications on the Rights of Women in Ethiopia
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Fekadie Misganaw and Abebe Bahiru (LLB, LLM)
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Abstract:
This research has been done to assess about criminalization of abortion and its implications on the rights of women in Ethiopia with special reference of the right to; life, health and reproductive self-determination and non-discrimination. The main focus of this research is to evaluate whether making abortion a crime particularly in the first trimester has valid justification or not, whether criminalization of abortion is a pushing factor for women to conduct unsafe abortion or not, whether criminalization of abortion in the current Criminal Code of Ethiopia has implications on the rights of women, and compatibility of the current criminal code of Ethiopia with FDRE Constitution and international human right instruments that Ethiopia is a party with regard to abortion in light of women rights. To realize this proposed objective the study employed qualitative research approach and important data for the study were collected both from primary and secondary sources. Primary data was obtained through interview whereas secondary data was collected from different literatures, dead case, reports and international and national legal documents are reviewed. Interviews were made with key informants from health experts, police, prosecutors, judges and directors from Women Youth and Children Affair Bureau of ANRS with a total of thirteen (13) respondents participated. In this study, purposive sampling has used to select informants from the existing population based on their status and experience. The findings of this study revealed that; criminalization of abortion in the current Criminal Code of Ethiopia in principle particularly in the first trimester has no valid justification. Moreover, this research also discovered that; criminalization of abortion in the current Criminal Code of Ethiopia is a pushing factor for women to conduct unsafe abortion. In addition, this research exposed facts that criminalization of abortion in the current Criminal Code of Ethiopia has irreparable implications on the rights of women and this research also discovered that the current Criminal Code of Ethiopia is not compatible with FDRE Constitution and international human right instruments that Ethiopia is a party with regard to abortion in light of women human rights. Finally, the researcher has made recommendations that could address the existing problems that try to show the way on how abortion should be handled in light of women rights in Ethiopia. International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)ISSN: 2643-9670Vol. 6 Issue 5, May - 2022, Pages: 1-1www.ijeais.org/ijamr1
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