NEW 2020 DATA
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)
Specific conditions due to COVID-19
- Recommendation to prioritise EMA due to difficulties in access to hospitals and medical facilities
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
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/)
Law (https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/120022015011)
Recommendations by guideline of Estonian Gynaecologists Society (http://rasedusekatkestamisejuhend.weebly.com/)
https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__01Rahvastik__03Abordid/?tablelist=true
http://andmebaas.stat.ee/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=RV154
https://www.stat.ee/en/en/find-statistics/statistics-theme/population/births
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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