A Comparative Study of Abortion in the Penal System of Iran and Sweden

The issue of fertility has always been debated in every civilized human society and has had consequences, one of which is abortion. The question is what is the criminal status of abortion in Iran and Sweden? The research hypothesis is that the legislator of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Sweden considers the human fetus to be a human being with a respectable and protective personality who, like other human beings, has rights such as the right to life and health. Using the method of documentary and library study, the present article seeks to compare the legal system of Iran and Sweden in the field of abortion and the aim is to finally understand the quantitative and qualitative differences between the criminal laws of the two countries. The results show that abortion is a crime in Iranian and Swedish law and the offender must be punished.