LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ABORTION ACTIONS AND MISUSE OF DRUGS IN ILLEGAL ABORTIONS

Abstract

The imposition of sanctions against abortion perpetrators, both the mother and those who assist, has not yet reached the desired standard of justice. This can be seen in the case of Ismawati Lakadjo Als. Ima, who performed an abortion using illegal drugs with the assistance of an abortion aide named Rahima S. Borahima. The purpose of this research is to explain and describe the justice in the verdict that acquitted the mother who underwent the abortion. Additionally, this research aims to explain and describe the legal responsibilities related to drug misuse in the execution of abortion. The research methodology employed in this study is normative legal research, which analyzes legal regulations concerning the imposition of sanctions against abortion perpetrators and drug misuse in the context of abortion. The research findings indicate that abortion perpetrators, both the mother and the accomplice, receive different punishments that do not reflect the principles of justice, despite both having equal contributions to the death of a fetus that would have grown into a human being. Furthermore, this research also concludes that both abortion perpetrators and abortion aides have legal responsibilities that must be fulfilled, namely a prison sentence of 4 years in accordance with Article 346 of the Criminal Code.