| Annex 5 |
SELECTION OF LAWS AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREES CONCERNING FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES
|
Name |
Year |
Content |
| Decision of People’s Assembly, Decree Nr. 189 |
1990 |
|
| Order of the Minister of Health concerning the Performance of Abortion |
1991 |
|
| Decision of the Council of Ministers for the approval of activities of FP in Albania, Nr. 226 |
27/05/1992 |
Approves activities of FP in Albania; allows GPs to prescribe contraceptives; |
| Approval on Principals of the Project: « Health Education and Family Planning for the Population of Albania », Decree Nr. 231 |
05/06/1992 |
Introduction of « Sex Education » at Schools |
| Convention on the Rights of the Child |
1992 |
Convention was signed |
| Regulations on FP- activities to the Executive Committee of the District Health Section, Nr. 1567 | ||
| Statistical Law |
03/1993 |
Public availability of population data and data on abortion? |
| Law on the Fundamental Freedoms and Rights of the Citizens, Nr. 7692 |
31/03/1993 |
Nobody should be discriminated because of gender |
| Law of Creation of the Order of the Doctors, Nr. 7708 |
18/05/1993 |
Medical Moral and Ethics. Abortion? |
| Law on Health Care |
21/07/1993 |
Public Health Insurance, Prices of Drugs and Reimbursement. FP, RH? |
| Law on Prevention and Fight against Infectious Diseases, Decree of the President, Nr. 672 |
29/10/1993 |
STD, AIDS |
| Law on Drugs, Decree of the President, Nr. 841 |
05/05/1995 |
Contraceptives, Condoms? Advertisement of Drugs in the Mass-media is prohibited |
| Essential Drug List |
19/09/1995 |
Point 18.3: Contraceptives |
| Law on Health Insurance, Nr. 7870 |
13/10/1994 |
Covers contraceptives? Free distribution of contraceptives since beginning of ‘96 |
| Law on Blood Transfusion and Blood Control |
1995 |
AIDS? |
| Law on Medical Pregnancy Interruption - Order of Minister: distribution of contraceptives; - Regulation of the Director of PHC |
1995 |
- Contraceptives free of charge - Distribution and Services of FP |
| New Penal Code - Article 100 - Article 101 - Article 102 - Articles 113, 114, 115 |
Fines or imprisonment (up to 5 years)
for doctors or other persons who perform interruption of pregnancy
without the consensus of the woman. - Sexual relations with minors - Sexual intercourse with minors of 14 – 18 years of age - Violent sexual intercourse with adults, prostitution |
|
| Official letter of the Minister of Health to the Prime Minister for the Creation of a « Committee of Population Development » |
1995 |
Edited by Aldo Campana,