NEW 2020 DATA

 
 
 

 

☷   ABORTION LEGISLATION

1978: abortion is allowed (Law dated 15 November)
2014: new Law dated 17 December

Abort-Report: Abortion conditions in Luxembourg

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Legal conditions

  • Mandatory 3-day period between pre-abortion consultation and abortion procedure

Specific conditions for minors

  • Parent’s (or guardian’s) consent required for minors under 18. If the minor wants to keep abortion a secret, she has to be accompanied by an adult of her choice.
  • Written consent by the minor
  • Pre-abortion consultation with a social worker + pre-abortion confirmation consultation in addition to the legal conditions described above.

 

 

Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics | Characteristics of women having induced abortion
Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics 

 

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☷   PRACTICAL CONDITIONS

Abort-Report: Medical abortion conditions in Luxembourg

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☷   ABORTION STATISTICS

abort-report.eu: Overall number of induced abortions in Luxembourg

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☷   CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN HAVING INDUCED ABORTION

abort-report.eu: Distribution of induced abortions according to woman age in Luxembourg

In 2019, among women who had induced abortion:

  • 44% lived in Luxembourg
  • 36% had at least 1 child


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☷   FERTILITY AND CONTRACEPTION DATA

abort-report.eu: Fertility rates in Luxembourg


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☷   COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS

Women have to give written consent only if they are minor.

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SOURCES

Code de la Santé (http://data.legilux.public.lu/file/eli-etat-leg-code-sante-20170331-fr-pdf.pdf  page 316)
Ministère de la Santé. Interruption Volontaire de Grossesse (IVG) – Brochure d’information. 2017 (http://sante.public.lu/fr/droits/ivg/guide-info-femmes-IVG-juin-2017.pdf page 13)
http://www.pfl.lu/_dbfiles/lacentrale_files/300/378/Rapport-Planning-2019.pdf
https://statistiques.public.lu/en/publications/series/lux-figures/2021/lux-figures/index.html

 

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