Legal conditions

• Specific conditions for minors
• Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling) + pre-abortion consultation with a social worker (if abortion after 12 weeks from LMP) + pre-abortion confirmation consultation + pre-abortion laboratory tests (if abortion after 12 weeks from LMP)

Specific conditions for minors

• Parent’s (or guardian’s) consent required for unmarried minors under 18; possibility of dispensation e.g., in case of religious minorities.

Mandatory pre-abortion examinations

• Ultrasound examination mandatory after 12 weeks from LMP in order to assess the precise gestational age to obtain permission for abortion

Involved healthcare professionals

• Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN)
• Medical abortion: OB/GYN or nurse

Abortion ratio

• 264 abortions per 1,000 live births (2015) (data to be confirmed)

Abortions “on request” – Missing data

Place of abortion – Missing data

No additional data

Women age at first birth

• 29 years of age (2015). (data to be confirmed)

Overall contraception data – Missing data

Contraception during abortion process – Missing data

• All health care professionals (HCPs) have the right to conscientiously object due to moral beliefs, but they have a duty to refer the woman to another HCP who may conduct the abortion.
• Both surgical and medical abortions are free of charge for resident women. Non-resident women have to pay around 670 €.