Artificial termination of pregnancy, recent legislative trends

Magistrsko delo s primerjalnopravno analizo trenutno veljavnih predpisov, ki urejajo področje umetne prekinitve nosečnosti (v nadaljevanju UPN), prikazuje novejše zakonodajne trende pravnega urejanja UPN po svetu. V osrednjem delu podrobneje ponazori postopek konkretnih odmevnejših zakonodajnih sprememb, na koncu pa izpostavi nekatera ključna odprta vprašanj glede UPN v Sloveniji, ki lahko vplivajo na morebitne bodoče zakonodajne spremembe pri nas. Del naloge je posvečen tudi prikazu pomembnosti celostnega pogleda na zakonodajne trende UPN, ki v kontrastu opazovanja zgolj pravnega vidika, izpostavlja tudi pomemben vpliv filozofsko-moralnih stališč, argumentov in dilem, ki v iskanju pravičnosti ob konfliktu interesov nosečnice in zarodka včasih celo prevladajo nad pravno-teoretičnimi argumenti.This master\u27s thesis, shows the latest legislative trends in the legal regulation of artificial termination of pregnancy (hereinafter ATP), with a comparative legal analysis of the currently valid regulations governing the field of ATP around the world. Its central part illustrates in more detail the process of recent, high-impact legislative changes, and at the end, it focuses on some key open questions regarding ATP in Slovenia, which may affect possible future legislative changes in our country. Part of the assignment is also dedicated to showing the importance of a holistic view of the legislative trends of the ATP, which, in contrast to observing only the legal aspect, also highlights the important influence of philosophical and moral positions, arguments and dilemmas. The latter frequently loom large in the search for justice that should balance the conflicting interests of the pregnant woman and the fetus, and sometimes even prevail over legal theoretical considerations. Keywords: artificial termination of pregnancy, gestation period, discrimination, the right to have children, legal subjectivity of the fetus, viabilit