NEW 2020 DATA
Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics
Characteristics of women having induced abortion | Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics
1950: abortion is allowed
1987: Law and Regulation 75 of 1986 became effective
1992: Amendment by Regulation from Ministry of Health (467/1992)
Specific conditions due to COVID-19
- Abortion considered essential healthcare
Legal conditions
- Only allowed for resident women except for women whose life is in danger
- Mandatory period of at least 6 months between 2 abortions except for women with at least 2 births or aged 35+, or in case of rape
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling) + pre-abortion confirmation consultation + pre-abortion laboratory tests
- Contraception evoked during at least 1 of the medical consultations.
Specific conditions for minors
- Specific legal counselling for minors under 16
- For minors under 18, parents (or guardians) should be informed after the abortion.
Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics | Characteristics of women having induced abortion
Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics
Abortion is only allowed for resident women except for women whose life is in danger.
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SOURCES
COVID measures taken from the article by Bojovic N, Stanisljevic J, Giunti G. The impact of COVID-19 on abortion access: Insights from the European Union and the United Kingdom. Health Policy. 2021 Jul;125(7):841-858.
IPPF European Network – Updated January 2012 (http://www.ippfen.org/)
Společnost pro plánovánírodiny a sexuálnívýchovu (SPRSV) (http://www.planovanirodiny.cz/)
Health Statistics, Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the CR (IHIS CR): Abortions 2015
Health Statistics, Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the CR (IHIS CR): Abortions 2013
https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/czech-demographic-handbook-2020
https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/statistical-yearbook-of-the-czech-republic-rtnih2q42g
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