Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics
Characteristics of women having induced abortion | Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics
1991: abortion is allowed (independence of Estonia)
1998: the Termination of Pregnancy and Sterilization Act is adopted (25 November)
2015: the Termination of Pregnancy and Sterilization Act is amended (02 March)
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling) + pre-abortion laboratory tests.
Specific conditions for minors
- None
Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics | Characteristics of women having induced abortion
Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics
Women have to give written consent.
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SOURCES
IPPF European Network – Updated January 2012 (http://www.ippfen.org/)
Law (https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/120022015011)
Recommendations by guideline of Estonian Gynaecologists Society (http://rasedusekatkestamisejuhend.weebly.com/)
National Institute for Health Development – Estonian Abortion Registry (http://www.tai.ee/en/r-and-d/registers/estonian-medical-birth-registry-and-estonian-abortion-registry/statistical-data-of-embr-and-ear)
Lippus H et al., Estonian Women’s Health 2014: sexual and reproductive health, health behaviour, attitudes and use of healthcare services (https://sisu.ut.ee/sites/default/files/naisteterviseuuring/files/uusestre2014_loppraport.pdf)
Estonian Health Insurance Fund’s list of health care services (https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/130122016013)
Health Insurance (https://www.haigekassa.ee/en/people/health-insurance)
We thank Pr. Helle KARRO for her help in data collection.
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