Analysis of the Legal Aspects of Abortion-Therapy In the Light of Comparative Studies

Back ground: In new societies abortion-therapy is not known as deviation or digression, and it is a function which carries out since human being. It is a result of scientific, medical, economic and political changes and has a strong contribution with explosion of population, shortage of sources, women’s freedom, and the benefits of governments. The United Nations has enumerated various conditions which abortion is permitted in some countries, so saving mother’s life, protecting the woman’s physical and mental health, pregnancies caused by rape and incest, fetal defects and illnesses, social and economic conditions as well as the woman’s own will, are some kind of this conditions… Aim of study: Abortion therapy’s index is varying between countries, so in this study, we are going to com-pare these criteria from different legal view. Results: There are three general approaches to abortion in different legal systems. Some legal systems ei-ther unconditionally permit or unconditionally prohibit abortion, while others consider it permissible under certain conditions. Comparative study shows that most countries have adopted the third approach that is considering abortion permissible only under certain conditions; in such cases, abortion is decriminalized by transforming its nature from criminal to therapeutic. Materials and methods: In this article, abortion-therapy is examined on the basis of the anticipated elements and with a comparative view. In this line, study of the status of abortion-therapy in the Iranian legal system will not be ignored. Discussion: The researches about the abortion show that there is a direct relation between the legality of the abortion and the low death rate of women caused by criminal miscarriages, Promoting advocacy among health professional could be other efforts to change the different others legal system.