Relevant aspects of the legal regulation of an artificial termination of pregnancy

According to the article 41 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, every person has a right to medical care. Medical care is to be not only available, but also of high quality. For that very reason, medical practice is explicitly regulated by legislation. The current article is devoted to the issues of legal regulation of an artificial termination of pregnancy as a safe and complex measure in medical care. Due to the limitation of this article’s size, only the most up-to-date aspects of legal regulation of artificial abortion are being considered. Moreover, both legislation and legal practice are being analyzed. In particular, the legislation concerning realization of a patient’s right to a medical intervention or a refusal from it while providing medical care as a part of obligatory and voluntary medical insurance is being researched. There is a focus on a necessity of consulting a woman and providing her with a full information about forthcoming medical intervention, and it is stressed that it not only facilitates a decision-making, but also demonstrates its voluntary character.