Penjatuhan Pidana Bagi Pelaku Tindak Pidana Aborsi (Studi Putusan Pengadilan Negeri Nomor 187/Pid.B/2018/Pn Palu)

Abstract

The punishment for abortion perpetrators involves various legal, moral, social and health aspects. Some countries, impose penalties on abortions that are considered criminally illegal. This study aims to find out the conviction of the perpetrators of the crime of abortion and to analyze the judge's decision on the crime of abortion in the decision of the Palu District Court Number: 187/Pid.B/2018/PN Palu. This research uses a normative juridical approach and qualitative descriptive research specifications. The results of the study show that the punishment for the crime of abortion is regulated in Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 to (1) of the Criminal Code and Court Decision Number 187/Pid.B/2018/Pn Palu concerning the imposition of sanctions carried out on the basis of protecting women from abortion which can cause bad things to happen to the body of the person who does it, protects human rights because basically children who still in the womb already have human rights. The final results show that it is important to provide knowledge to adolescents about abortion and the importance of the role of the family to provide knowledge and prevent abortion which is the responsibility of all Indonesian people.