Vietnam: Administrative penalties for sex-selective abortion

Administrative penalties for sex-selective abortion (Illustration)

According to Article 100 of Decree No. 117/2020/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government:

- A fine ranging from VND 3.000.000 to VND 5.000.000 shall be imposed for voluntarily deciding to have an abortion because of the predicted sex of the infant.

- A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 7.000.000 shall be imposed for persuading or inciting a pregnant woman to have an abortion because of the predicted sex of the infant.

- A fine ranging from VND 7.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for threatening to use violence or mentally intimidating a pregnant woman into an abortion because of the predicted sex of the infant.

- A fine ranging from VND 10.000.000 to VND 12.000.000 shall be imposed for using violence to force a pregnant woman to have an abortion because of the predicted sex of the infant.

- A fine ranging from VND 12.000.000 to VND 15.000.000 shall be imposed for commission of one of the following violations:

+ Providing chemicals and drugs for aborting the pregnancy in the knowledge that the abortion is sex-selective;

+ Prescribing for or instructing the use of chemicals and drugs or other measures for aborting the pregnancy in the knowledge that the abortion is sex-selective.

- A fine ranging from VND 15.000.000 to VND 20.000.000 shall be imposed for performing an abortion in the knowledge that the abortion is sex-selective.

Consulted by Lawyer Pham Thanh Huu

Legal Executive: Thuy Lien