Article 117. Illegal Performance of an Abortion

1. The performance of an abortion by a person who does not have a higher medical education of the relevant profile, - shall be punished by a fine in an amount up to five hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of the convict for a period up to six months, or by correctional labour for a period up to two years, or by restriction of freedom for the same period or arrest for a period up to six months.

2. Illegal performance of an abortion by a person who has a higher medical education of the relevant profile, - shall be punished by a fine in an amount up to five hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period up to six months, or by correctional labor for a period up to two years, or by restriction of freedom for the same period or arrest for a period up to four months.

3. The same act committed by a person who was earlier convicted for illegal performance of an abortion, - shall be punished by restriction of freedom for a period up to three years, or detention under arrest for a period from four to six months, or by deprivation of freedom for a period up to three years.

4. Illegal performance of an abortion by a person having higher medical education of the relevant profile, as well as by a person who does not have such an education, if this act entailed the death of a victim due to negligence, or the infliction of severe damage to her health, - shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a period up to seven years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions, or to engage in certain types of activity for a period up to three years or without it.