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 18.
  

Mandatory pre-abortion examinations

• Blood group and rhesus factor
• Serological tests (HIV, hepatitis)
• Tests to exclude Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Ultrasound
• Cervical smear

Involved healthcare professionals

• Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN).

Overall number of induced abortions – Missing data.

Abortion ratio – Missing data.

Abortions “on request” – Missing data.

Medical abortions : Not applicable.

Time of abortion – Missing data.

Place of abortion – Missing data.

No additional data

Women age at first birth

• 27 years of age (2014)

Overall contraception data – Missing data.

Pre-abortion contraception – Missing data.

Contraception during abortion process – Missing data.

• All health care professionnals (HCPs) have the right to conscientiously object. Physicians can refuse to perform surgical abortion due to their Catholic beliefs.
• Abortion is reimbursed to resident women when performed due to medical reasons only.

– Resident women have to pay around 250 € for surgical abortion “on request”.
– Non-resident women have to pay around 500 € for surgical abortion.