Abortion is legal in the Netherlands when performed by a doctor in an appropriate medical setting as described in the Law on the Termination of Pregnancy. Abortion is criminalized outside these circumstances, and violations carry a penalty of up to four years and six months imprisonment or a fine. A criminal abortion that kills the woman carries a penalty of up to six years in prison or a fine. A criminal abortion performed without the woman's consent carries a penalty of up to 12 years in prison or a fine. A criminal abortion that both kills the woman and is performed without her consent is punishable by up to 15 years imprisonment or a fine. (Unofficial English translation of the Criminal Code as of 2012 available here: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0024649/2020-07-01)
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