未成年人之人工流產決定權【本期企劃】 試閱
Minor’s Abortion Decision Making
當未成年人懷孕時，往往必須面對生理及心理的衝擊，此時未成年人的選擇之一是接受人工流產。然依現行法，未成年人如施行人工流產，應得法定代理人之同意，而造成不願或無法取得法定代理人之同意者陷入不利的處境。本文整理現行法規、學說及實務見解，檢視臺灣現行法下之規範，並了解其所造成之問題。其後從生育自主權的概念出發，建議下修人工流產決定權之年齡限制，並以社政機關介入作為法定代理人行使同意權之替代機制。
After discovering their pregnancy, minors often face tremendous physiological and psychological impacts and one of their choices is to abort the fetus. According to the Genetic Health Law, a minor cannot have abortion without the consent of her parents or legal guardians. The regulation in fact endangers those minors who are unable or unwilling to seek permission from their parents or legal guardians. This article introduces present legal system in abortion and the criticisms toward it. Afterwards, this article discusses about the reproductive rights of the minors and proposes suggestions to the regulation of minors’ abortion.
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