Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics
Characteristics of women having induced abortion | Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics
1978: abortion is allowed (Law dated 15 November)
2014: new Law dated 17 December
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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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)
Le Portail des statistiques Grand-Duché du Luxembourg (https://statistiques.public.lu/stat/TableViewer/tableViewHTML.aspx?ReportId=12881&IF_Language=eng&MainTheme=2&FldrName=2&RFPath=99)
Source: CIA (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2256.html)
Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (http://www.sante.public.lu/fr/droits/ivg/remboursement/index.html)
Mouvement Luxembourgeois pour le Planning Familial et l’Education Sexuelle. Rapport d’activité 2017.
Le Portail des statistiques Grand-Duché du Luxembourg (https://statistiques.public.lu/stat/TableViewer/tableViewHTML.aspx?ReportId=12872&IF_Language=eng&MainTheme=2&FldrName=2)
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