HUKUMAN BAGI PELAKU ABORSI MENURUT KANON 1329 DAN KANON 1398

Abstract

The practice of abortion has a very ruinous impact for the woman in

question, both physically and psychologically. Physically, abortion may

cause serious damage to one’s health, even cause death. Psychologically,

it may result in mental stress. According to the doctrine of the Catholic

Church, abortion is a very grave misdemeanour, a sin, a transgression of

God’s low. Anyone who commits abortion, automatically is penalized as

is dictated in the Book of Canon Low 1983, can. 1329 and 1398. Those

who effectively perform abortion, are automatically excommunicated,

but those who remorsefully confess their wrongdoing, will always be

welcomed back into the Church.