(2018) 1 Visn. Nac. akad. prokur. Ukr. 114–121
https://doi.org/10.34285/visnyknapu2018.53.114
Title of the article	“Consent of the Person” in the Legislative Construction of Article 134 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
Author(s)	NATALIIA MYKHALCHENKO PhD student, Kyiv University of Law, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, ntashlickaya@gmail.com
Short title of the journal (ISSN)	Visn. Nac. akad. prokur. Ukr.
Year	2018
Issue	1
Pages	[114–121]
Language	Ukrainian
Abstract	The problem of the consent of the person in the legal construct of illegal abortion is investigated. Conditions of consent of a woman or her legal representative for conducting an operation (procedure) for the artificial interruption of unwanted pregnancy were identified and characterized. The ways of improving the disposition of Article 134 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine are proposed.
Keywords	consent of the person; illegal abortion; operation (procedure) of artificial abortion; criminal liability; voluntary; informing.
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