MINISTERIAL ORDER N°002/MoH/2019 OF 08/04/2019 DETERMINING CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED FOR A MEDICAL DOCTOR TO PERFORM AN ABORTION
This Order sets the conditions that must be met for a medical doctor to perform an abortion.
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This Order sets the conditions that must be met for a medical doctor to perform an abortion. This article defines key terms used in the Order, including abortion, health, and recognised medical doctor. Abortion is allowed on listed grounds, and the requester does not have to prove those grounds, except as Article 11 may provide. Termination of pregnancy is allowed only up to 22 weeks of gestation, except where the pregnancy endangers the health of the pregnant person or the foetus. Only a public or private health facility licensed by the Minister in charge of health, and operating as a hospital or polyclinic, may provide abortion services.
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Provisions of MINISTERIAL ORDER N°002/MoH/2019 OF 08/04/2019 DETERMINING CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED FOR A MEDICAL DOCTOR TO PERFORM AN ABORTION
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Icyo iri teka rigamije
AI-assisted research summary: This Order sets the conditions that must be met for a medical doctor to perform an abortion.
Ingingo ya mbere: Icyo iri teka rigamije Article One: Purpose of this Order Article premier: Objet du présent arrêté Ingingo ya mbere: Icyo iri teka rigamije Article One: Purpose of this Order Article premier: Objet du présent arrêté Iri teka rigena ibigomba kubahirizwa kugira ngo umuganga akuriremo umuntu inda. This Order determines conditions to be satisfied for a medical doctor to perform an abortion. Le présent arrêté détermine les conditions devant être remplies pour qu’un médecin pratique l’avortement. - 2 Verify source ↗
Ibisobanuro by’amagambo
AI-assisted research summary: This article defines key terms used in the Order, including abortion, health, and recognised medical doctor.
Ingingo ya 2: Ibisobanuro by’amagambo Article 2: Definitions Article 2: Définitions Ingingo ya 2: Ibisobanuro by’amagambo Article 2: Definitions Article 2: Définitions iri Muri ibisobanuro bikurikira: teka, amagambo akurikira afite For the purpose of this Order, the following terms are defined as follows: Aux fins du présent arrêté, les termes repris ci-après sont définis comme suit: 1° gukuramo inda: kuvanamo inda ku 1° abortion: induced termination of 1° avortement: interruption de la Official Gazette no.14 of 08/04/20194 bushake mu n’amategeko; bihe biteganyijwe pregnancy determined by the law; under circumstances grossesse circonstances loi; provoquée dans déterminées par des la 2° 3° imimerere mu mutwe ubuzima: mu bitavuze ubumuga umuntu nta no ko afite; ku myiza mibereho ndwara mubiri, myiza, cyangwa Leta: wemewe mu ubumenyi nibura cya umuntu na umuganga buvuzi bw’abantu, ufite impamyabushobozi ufite mu Kaminuza cya y’icyiciro ishami wemewe n’urwego rushinzwe kugenzura imirimo Rwanda, y’ubuvuzi mu cyangwa cya kigo cyigenga. kabiri ry’Ubuvuzi cy’ubuvuzi ukorera kandi Leta mu 2° 3° 2° health: a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity; 3° recognised medical doctor: a person qualified the medical to practice profession after obtaining at least a in Medicine, Bachelor’s Degree registered and licensed by a health profession regulatory body in Rwanda and working in public or private health facility. état santé: physique, consiste absence de maladie ou d’infirmité; complet et seulement bien-être ne et une mental pas de social, en une exercer l’obtention agréé: à la d’un deuxième supérieur et personne médecin médecine habilitée diplôme après cycle le sanctionnant en d’enseignement médecine, autorisée par un organe de réglementation des Rwanda professions et travaillant dans un établissement de santé public ou privé. enregistrée santé de au la Ingingo gukuramo inda ya 3: Impamvu zemewe mu - 3 Verify source ↗
Allowed grounds for abortion
AI-assisted research summary: Abortion is allowed on listed grounds, and the requester does not have to prove those grounds, except as Article 11 may provide.
Ingingo ya 3: gukuramo inda Impamvu zemewe mu Article 3: Allowed grounds for abortion Article l’avortement 3: Motifs permis pour Article 3: Allowed grounds for abortion Article l’avortement 3: Motifs permis pour Ugukuramo zikurikira: inda bikorwa ku mpamvu Abortion grounds: is performed on the following L’avortement est pratiqué pour des motif suivants: 1° kuba umuntu utwite ari umwana; 1° the pregnant person is a child; 1° la personne enceinte est un enfant; 2° kuba usaba yarakoreshejwe mpuzabitsina ku gahato; gukurirwamo inda imibonano 3° kuba usaba inda yarayitwaye nyuma yo kubanishwa ku gahato n’undi nk’umugore n’umugabo; gukurirwamo 2° the person requesting for abortion became pregnant as a result of rape; 3° the person requesting for abortion became pregnant after being subjected to a forced marriage; 2° la personne demande l’avortement est tombée enceinte à la suite d’un viol; qui 3° la personne demande l’avortement est tombée enceinte à la suite d’un mariage forcé; qui Official Gazette no.14 of 08/04/20195 4° kuba usaba inda yarayitewe n’uwo bafitanye isano ya hafi kugera ku gisanira cya kabiri; gukurirwamo 4° the person requesting for abortion became pregnant as a result of incest committed with a person the second degree of kinship; to 4° la qui personne demande l’avortement est tombée enceinte à la suite d’un inceste commis avec une personne ayant un lien de parenté jusqu’au second degré; 5° kuba inda bw’utwite atwite. ibangamiye cyangwa ubuzima ubw’umwana 5° the pregnancy puts at risk the health of the pregnant person or of the foetus. 5° la grossesse met en danger la santé de la personne enceinte ou celle du foetus. Haseguriwe ibiteganywa mu ngingo ya 11 y’iri teka, usaba gukurirwamo inda ntasabwa gutanga ibimenyetso by’impamvu ashingiraho. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 11 of this Order, the person requesting for abortion is not required to produce evidence of the grounds she invokes. Sans préjudice des dispositions de l’article 11 du présent arrêté, la personne qui demande l’avortement n’est pas tenu de produire les preuves des circonstances qu’elle invoque. Iyo nyuma yo gukurirwamo inda bigaragaye ko uwayikuriwemo yatanze amakuru atariyo, yirengera hakurikijwe ibiteganywa n’amategeko. ingaruka zabyo If, after abortion, it is proved that the person on whom abortion was performed provided false information, she is liable in accordance with the law. Lorsqu’après l’avortement, il est constaté que la personne sur laquelle a été pratiqué l’avortement fausses informations, elle en est responsable conformément à la loi. donné de a - 4 Verify source ↗
Igihe ntarengwa cyo gukuramo
AI-assisted research summary: Termination of pregnancy is allowed only up to 22 weeks of gestation, except where the pregnancy endangers the health of the pregnant person or the foetus.
Ingingo ya 4: Igihe ntarengwa cyo gukuramo inda Article 4: Pregnancy age for termination Article 4: Délai d’interruption d’une grossesse Ingingo ya 4: Igihe ntarengwa cyo gukuramo inda Article 4: Pregnancy age for termination Article 4: Délai d’interruption d’une grossesse Uretse mu gihe inda ibangamiye ubuzima bw’utwite cyangwa ubw’umwana atwite, inda ikurwamo igomba kuba itarengeje ibyumweru makumyabiri na bibiri (22). Except in case the pregnancy puts at risks the health of the pregnant person or the foetus, the abortion cannot be performed if the gestation is beyond twenty - two (22) weeks. Sauf dans le cas où la grossesse met en danger la santé de la personne enceinte ou celle du fœtus, l’avortement ne peut pas être (22) pratiqué au-delà de vingt- deux semaines de gestation. Official Gazette no.14 of 08/04/20196 - 5 Verify source ↗
Ikigo cy’ubuvuzi cyemerewe
AI-assisted research summary: Only a public or private health facility licensed by the Minister in charge of health, and operating as a hospital or polyclinic, may provide abortion services.
Ingingo ya 5: Ikigo cy’ubuvuzi cyemerewe gutanga serivisi yo gukuriramo umuntu inda Article 5: Eligible health facility to perform abortion Article 5: Établissement de santé éligible pour pratiquer l’avortement Ingingo ya 5: Ikigo cy’ubuvuzi cyemerewe gutanga serivisi yo gukuriramo umuntu inda Article 5: Eligible health facility to perform abortion Article 5: Établissement de santé éligible pour pratiquer l’avortement Gukuriramo umuntu inda bikorerwa mu kigo cy’ubuvuzi cya Leta cyangwa icyigenga kiri ku rwego rw’ibitaro cyangwa urwa polikilinike, cyemerewe gukora na Minisitiri ufite ubuzima mu nshingano ze. Abortion is performed in a public or private health facility licensed as a hospital or a polyclinic by the Minister in charge of health. est dans pratiqué L’avortement un établissement de santé public ou privé que la santé dans ses le Ministre ayant attributions a autorisé de fonctionner comme hôpital ou de polyclinique. - 6 Verify source ↗
Uko umwana asabirwa
AI-assisted research summary: If the person seeking an abortion is a child, the application is made by the child’s legal representatives after they agree. If the legal representatives disagree with each other or with the child, the child’s wish prevails.
Ingingo ya 6: Uko umwana asabirwa gukurirwamo inda Article 6: application for a child to abort is made Procedure by which an Article 6: Procédure par laquelle se fait la demande d’avortement d’un enfant Ingingo ya 6: Uko umwana asabirwa gukurirwamo inda Article 6: application for a child to abort is made Procedure by which an Article 6: Procédure par laquelle se fait la demande d’avortement d’un enfant Iyo ushaka gukurirwamo inda ari umwana, abisabirwa bemewe n’amategeko nyuma yo kubyumvikanaho. n’abamuhagarariye If a person who wishes to abort is a child, the application to do so is made by her legal representatives after agreeing upon it. Iyo abamuhagarariye bemewe n’amategeko cyangwa batumvikanye batumvikanye icyifuzo cy’umwana nicyo kitabwaho. n’umwana, hagati yabo If her legal representatives disagree among themselves or if they disagree with the child, the wish of the child prevails. Lorsque la personne qui souhaite avorter est un enfant, la demande de le faire est faite par ses représentants légaux après s’être mis d’accord. Lorsque ses représentants légaux ne s’entendent pas entre eux ou ne s’entendent pas avec l’enfant, le souhait de l’enfant prime. - 7 Verify source ↗
Ibigomba gukorwa mbere
AI-assisted research summary: Before performing an abortion, the doctor must provide comprehensive pre-abortion counselling and do a thorough clinical assessment.
Ingingo ya 7: Ibigomba gukorwa mbere y’uko muganga akuriramo umuntu inda Article 7: Pre-procedure for abortion care Article 7: Procédure préalable aux soins de l'avortement Ingingo ya 7: Ibigomba gukorwa mbere y’uko muganga akuriramo umuntu inda Article 7: Pre-procedure for abortion care Article 7: Procédure préalable aux soins de l’avortement Mbere y’uko muganga akuriramo umuntu inda agomba: Before performing abortion, doctor must: the medical Avant de pratiquer un avortement, médecin doit: le 1° gutanga ubujyanama bwimbitse ku 1° conduct comprehensive pre-abortion 1° donner des conseils complets avant buzima; counselling; l’avortement; 2° gukora isuzuma rusange. 2° conduct thorough clinical assessment. 2° procéder à une évaluation clinique approfondie. Official Gazette no.14 of 08/04/20197 - 8 Verify source ↗
Kugaragaza mu nyandiko ko
AI-assisted research summary: A person seeking abortion services must give written consent after being fully informed; if the person is a child or has a mental disability, the legal representative gives the written consent.
Ingingo ya 8: Kugaragaza mu nyandiko ko umuntu yemeye gukurirwamo inda Article 8: Giving a written consent to receive abortion services Article 8: Expression d’un consentement écrit à recevoir les services d’avortement Ingingo ya 8: Kugaragaza mu nyandiko ko umuntu yemeye gukurirwamo inda Article 8: Giving a written consent to receive abortion services Article 8: Expression d’un consentement écrit à recevoir les services d’avortement Umuntu usaba gukurirwamo inda agomba kugaragaza mu nyandiko ko yemeye ko bayikuramo gusobanurirwa ibyerekeranye no gukuramo inda byose. amaze A person requesting for abortion must give to receive abortion her written consent services after comprehensive explanations on abortion. Une personne qui demande l’avortement doit donner son consentement écrit à recevoir ce service après des explications complètes sur l’avortement. mutwe, inda ari Iyo umuntu usaba gukurirwamo umwana cyangwa umuntu ufite ubumuga bwo mu wemewe n’amategeko niwe ugaragaza mu nyandiko ko yemeye ko bayikuramo. Iyo umuhagarariye wemewe n’amategeko abyanze, ukwemera k’umwana niko kugenderwaho. umuhagarariye If the person requesting for abortion services is a child or a person with mental disability, her legal representative gives the written consent legal representative refuses to give consent, the consent of the child is considered. abortion. her for If la qui une déficience mentale, demande personne Lorsque l’avortement est un enfant ou une personne ayant son représentant légal donne le consentement son l’avortement. Lorsque écrit à représentant le consentement, le consentement de l’enfant est considéré. légal refuse de donner - 9 Verify source ↗
Guhabwa
AI-assisted research summary: A person seeking abortion services has the right to get them at an accredited health facility of her choice, without necessarily showing a medical transfer.
Ingingo ya 9: Guhabwa gukurirwamo inda serivisi yo Article 9: Access to abortion services Article d’avortement 9: Accès aux services Official Gazette no.14 of 08/04/20192 Ingingo ya 9: Guhabwa gukurirwamo inda serivisi yo Article 9: Access to abortion services Article 9: Accès au service d’avortement serivisi kubona yo Umuntu wifuza gukurirwamo inda afite uburenganzira bwo kugana cyabiherewe uburenganzira yihitiyemo no guhabwa serivisi urupapuro akeneye ruhamwohereza. cy’ubuvuzi kubazwa atabanje ikigo A person who wishes to get abortion services has the right to access an accredited health facility of her choice and to receive the services without necessarily presenting the medical transfer. Une personne qui souhaite obtenir des services d’avortement a le droit d’accéder un établissement de santé accrédité de son choix et de recevoir ce service sans transfert présenter nécessairement médical. le - 10 Verify source ↗
Kugirirwa ibanga
AI-assisted research summary: Medical doctors and health facilities must protect the confidentiality of a person requesting abortion services.
Ingingo ya 10: Kugirirwa ibanga Article 10: Confidentiality Article 10: Confidentialité Ingingo ya 10: Kugirirwa ibanga Article 10: Confidentiality Article 10: Confidentialité Umuganga n’ikigo cy’ubuvuzi bakiriye umuntu usaba gukurirwamo inda bagomba kwita ku iyubahirizwa ry’uburenganzira bwo kugirirwa ibanga. The medical doctor and the health facility that received the person requesting for abortion services must ensure the respect of the right to confidentiality. Le médecin et l’établissement de santé ayant accueilli la personne qui demande l’avortement doivent assurer le respect du droit à la confidentialité. Official Gazette no.14 of 08/04/20198 - 11 Verify source ↗
Gukurirwamo
AI-assisted research summary: Pregnancy termination on health-risk grounds is allowed only if the risk is confirmed by at least two doctors, one an obstetrics and gynaecology specialist, with written consent and a signed two-copy report.
Ingingo ya 11: Gukurirwamo mpamvu bw’utwite cyangwa ubw’umwana atwite ibangamiye zuko inda ku ubuzima Article 11: Termination of pregnancy due to the risk on the health of the pregnant person or of the foetus Article 11: Interruption de grossesse lorsqu’elle met en danger la santé de la personne enceinte ou celle du foetus Ingingo ya zinyuranyije n’iri teka 12: Ivanwaho ry’ingingo Ingingo ya 11: Gukurirwamo mpamvu bw’utwite cyangwa ubw’umwana atwite ibangamiye zuko inda ku ubuzima Article 11: Termination of pregnancy due to the risk on the health of the pregnant person or of the foetus Article 11: Interruption de grossesse lorsqu’elle met en danger la santé de la personne enceinte ou celle du foetus Gukuriramo umuntu inda ku mpamvu zuko ibangamiye ubuzima bw’utwite cyangwa ubw’umwana atwite bikorwa hubahirijwe ibi bikurikira: Termination of pregnancy due to the risk on the health of the pregnant person or of the foetus is done under the following conditions: L’interruption de grossesse lorsqu’elle met en danger la santé de la personne enceinte ou celle du foetus est effectuée dans les conditions suivantes: imiterere 1° kwemeza y’ikibangamiye ubuzima cyangwa bw’utwite ubw’umwana atwite, bikozwe nibura n’abaganga babiri (2), umwe muri bo ari inzobere mu byerekeye kubyaza no kuvura imyanya y’imyororokere; indwara zifata cyangwa 2° kugaragaza ukwiyemerera mu nyandiko k’utwite umuhagarariye wemewe n’amategeko iyo utwite ari ufite umwana ubumuga bwo mu mutwe; cyangwa umuntu 3° gukora raporo ikorwamo kopi ebyiri (2) zigashyirwaho umukono na muganga wemewe na Leta n’ utwite cyangwa umuhagarariye wemewe n’amategeko iyo utwite ari umwana cyangwa umuntu ufite ubumuga bwo mu mutwe, kopi imwe cyangwa umuhagarariye wemewe n’amategeko indi ikabikwa n’ikigo cy’ubuvuzi. igahabwa utwite 1° confirmation of the risk on the health of the pregnant person or of the foetus, done by at least two (2) a medical doctors, one being specialist in the area of obstetrics and gynaecology; 1° confirmation du danger à la santé de la personne enceinte ou celle du foetus, faite par au moins deux (2) médecins, dont un spécialiste du domaine de l’obstétrique et de la gynécologie; 2° a personal written consent of the pregnant person or of her legal representative if the person seeking for abortion is a child or a person with mental disability; 3° a written report in two (2) copies signed by the recognised medical doctor and the pregnant person or her legal representative if the pregnant person is a child or a person with mental disability, one copy is given to the pregnant person or her legal representative and another is kept by the health facility. 2° le consentement personnel écrit de la personne enceinte ou de son représentant légal si la personne enceinte est un enfant ou une personne ayant une déficience mentale; 3° établir un rapport écrit en deux (2) copies signées par le médecin agréé et de la personne enceinte ou son représentant légal si la personne enceinte est un enfant ou une personne ayant une déficience mentale, dont une copie est remise à la personne enceinte ou son représentant légal et une autre est conservée par l’établissement de santé. Official Gazette no.14 of 08/04/20199 ya Ingingo zinyuranyije n’iri teka 12: Ivanwaho ry’ingingo - 12 Verify source ↗
Repealing provision
AI-assisted research summary: Prior provisions that conflict with this Order are repealed.
Article 12: Repealing provision Article 12: Disposition abrogatoire Article 12: Repealing provision Article 12: Disposition abrogatoire Inzingo zose z’amateka abanziriza iri kandi zinyuranyije na ryo zivanyweho. All prior provisions contrary to this Order are repealed. Toutes contraires au présent arrêté sont abrogées. dispositions antérieures les - 13 Verify source ↗
Igihe iri teka ritangirira
AI-assisted research summary: This Order takes effect on the day it is published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.
Ingingo ya 13: Igihe iri teka ritangirira gukurikizwa Article 13: Commencement Article 13: Entrée en vigueur Official Gazette no.14 of 08/04/20193 ITEKA RYA MINISITIRI N°002/MoH/2019 RYO KU WA 08/04/2019 RIGENA IBIGOMBA KUBAHIRIZWA KUGIRA NGO MUGANGA AKURIREMO UMUNTU INDA 08/04/2019 MINISTERIAL ORDER N°002/MoH/2019 OF DETERMINING CONDITIONS TOBE SATISFIED FOR A MEDICAL DOCTOR TO PERFORM AN ABORTION DU MINISTÉRIEL ARRÊTÉ N°002/MoH/2019 08/04/2019 DÉTERMINANT LES CONDITIONS DEVANT ÊTRE REMPLIES POUR PRATIQUE QU'UN L’AVORTEMENT MÉDECIN Minisitiri w’Ubuzima, The Minister of Health, Le Ministre de la Santé, Ashingiye ku Itegeko Nshinga rya Repubulika y’u Rwanda ryo mu 2003 ryahinduwe mu 2015, cyane cyane mu ngingo zaryo, iya 120, iya 122 n’iya 176; Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 2003 revised in 2015, especially in Articles 120, 122 and 176; Vu la Constitution de la République du Rwanda de 2003 révisée en 2015, spécialement en ses articles 120, 122 et 176; Ashingiwe ku Itegeko nº 68/2018 ryo ku wa 30/08/2018 riteganya ibyaha n’ibihano muri rusange, cyane cyane mu ngingo yaryo ya 125; Pursuant to Law nº 68/2018 of 30/08/2018 determining offences and penalties in general, especially in Article 125; Vu la Loi nº 68/2018 du 30/08/2018 déterminant les infractions et les peines en général, spécialement en son article 125; Inama y’Abaminisitiri yateranye ku wa 03/04/2019, imaze kubisuzuma no kubyemeza; After consideration and approval by the Cabinet, in its session of 03/04/2019; Après examen et adoption par le Conseil des Ministres, en sa séance du 03/04/2019; ATEGETSE: ORDERS: ARRÊTE: Ingingo ya 13: Igihe iri teka ritangirira gukurikizwa Article 13: Commencement Article 13: Entrée en vigueur teka Iri ritangarijweho mu Repubulika y’u Rwanda. ritangira gukurikizwa ku munsi Igazeti ya Leta ya This Order comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda. Le présent arrêté entre en vigueur le jour de sa publication au Journal officiel de la République du Rwanda. Kigali, ku wa 08/04/2019 Kigali, on 08/04/2019 Kigali, le 08/04/2019 (sé) Dr. GASHUMBA Diane Minisitiri w’Ubuzima (sé) Dr. GASHUMBA Diane Minister of Health (sé) Dr. GASHUMBA Diane Ministre de la Santé Bibonywe kandi bishyizweho Ikirango cya Repubulika: Seen and sealed with the Seal of the Republic: Vu et scellé du Sceau de la République: (sé) BUSINGYE Johnston Minisitiri w’Ubutabera/Intumwa Nkuru ya Leta (sé) BUSINGYE Johnston Minister of Justice/Attorney General (sé) BUSINGYE Johnston Ministre de la Justice/Garde des Sceaux Official Gazette no.14 of 08/04/201910
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