Court orders rewrite of law on abortion
The Constitutional Court has found a section of the Criminal Code to be unconstitutional for failing to hold men legally responsible for illegal abortions.
The ruling will take effect on Feb 13 next year — 360 days after the ruling was made.
The court ruled on the issue after Srisamai Chueachart, a pro-abortion activist, petitioned the court to rule whether Sections 301 and 305 of the Criminal Code are in conflict with provisions on rights and liberties under the charter.
Section 301 stipulates that a woman who has terminated a pregnancy by herself or allowed another person to do it is liable to three years in jail and/or a fine up to 60,000 baht.
