Article 13. Protection of the reproductive health of minors

Protection of the reproductive health of minors shall include the following:

organization and conduction of preventive medical activities, inter alia, aimed at detection of abnormalities in reproductive organs and hereditary diseases;

conduction of activities on sex education and preparation for family life;

educational work and provision of information on the issues related to the reproductive health.

Medical intervention in the questions of the reproductive health shall be performed upon informed willful consent of a minor and their legal representative. In case a medical intervention is necessary to save the life and health of a minor and it is impossible to receive consent from a minor and their legal representative, this medical intervention shall be performed under a conclusion of the case conference.

Upbringing, educating and informing minors in the questions of protection of the reproductive health, preparing them to family life shall be performed, respectively, in the family, educational and medical institutions.

Education in the questions of the reproductive health, including sex education, shall be conducted based on approved special curricula, developed jointly by education authorities and government health agencies, with regard to the age, psychological and physical peculiarities of minors, and in close cooperation with their families. Educational work shall be conducted by the specialists with the relevant medical background.

Services in the sphere of protection of the reproductive health of minors shall be guaranteed by the State and be free of charge.

Provision of information in the sphere of protection of the reproductive health of minors shall be anonymous and confidential.