Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics
Characteristics of women having induced abortion | Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics
1955: abortion is allowed (Soviet Union)
1994: Decree of the Lithuanian Minister of Health
Specific conditions due to COVID-19
- Abortions not labelled as essential healthcare
- Some healthcare providers decided to suspend abortion services during quarantine or cancelled planned procedures due to other more urgent COVID-19 related health issues
- Rhetoric of the Health Minister who encourages women to use quarantine time to reconsider their decision on abortion and consult psychologists
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling) + pre-abortion confirmation consultation + pre-abortion laboratory tests + post-abortion consultation 1 week after the abortion procedure
- Contraception evoked during at least 1 of the medical consultations, recommended and prescribed after the procedure.
Specific conditions for minors
- Parents (or guardians) attending and parents’ (or guardians’) signature for abortion confirmation required for minors under 16.
Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics | Characteristics of women having induced abortion
Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics
Mandatory post-abortion consultation 1 week after the abortion procedure.

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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/)
Šeimos Planavimoir Seksualinės Sveikatos Asociācija (FPSHA) (http://www.tavogyvenimas.lt/)
CIA (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook)
Šeimos Planavimoir Seksualinės Sveikatos Asociācija (FPSHA) (http://www.tavogyvenimas.lt/)
Statics Lithuania: https://osp.stat.gov.lt/statistiniu-rodikliu-analize#/
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