NEW 2020 DATA

 
 
 

 

☷   ABORTION LEGISLATION

1984: abortion is allowed under very restrictive circumstances (Law n°6/1984) (11 May)
1995: Law n° 48/1995 (15 March)
1997: Law n° 90/1997 (30 July)
2007: abortion is allowed on request (Law n° 16/2007) (7 April)
Abort-Report: Abortion conditions in Portugal
Specific conditions due to COVID-19

  • Recommendations by Portuguese Society of Contraception and Clinicians not officially approved but implemented by Obstetrician Services
  • – Omit the waiting period
    – Only one visit with a doctor for ultrasound and abortion
    – Postponement of follow-up visit when possible or follow-up visit by telemedicine

 


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Legal conditions

  • Written consent by the woman
  • Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling) + pre-abortion laboratory tests + post-abortion consultation
  • Mandatory 3-day period between pre-abortion consultation and abortion procedure
  • Contraception evoked during at least 1 of the medical consultations.

Specific conditions for minors

  • Parent’s (or guardian’s) consent required for minors under 16.

 

 

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 Portugal

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☷   ABORTION STATISTICS

Abort-Report: Abortion rates per 1,000 women aged 15-49 in Portugal
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☷   CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN HAVING INDUCED ABORTION



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☷   FERTILITY AND CONTRACEPTION DATA

abort-report.eu: Fertility rates in Portugal


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☷   COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS

Women have to give written consent. A medical certificate for abortion signed by a physician other than the one performing the abortion is required.

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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.
Direção-Geral da Saúde (http://www.saudereprodutiva.dgs.pt/legislacao/interrupcao-voluntaria-da-gravidez.aspx)
Direção-Geral da Saúde (http://www.saudereprodutiva.dgs.pt/normas-e-orientacoes/interrupcao-voluntaria-da-gravidez/organizacao-dos-servicos-para-implementacao-da-lei-n-162007-de-17-de-abril-.aspx)
Direção-Geral da Saúde (http://www.saudereprodutiva.dgs.pt/legislacao/interrupcao-voluntaria-da-gravidez/lei-n162007-publicado-a-17-de-abril.aspx)
Direção-Geral da Saúde (http://www.saudereprodutiva.dgs.pt/normas-e-orientacoes/interrupcao-voluntaria-da-gravidez.aspx)
Direção-Geral da Saúde (http://www.saudereprodutiva.dgs.pt/normas-e-orientacoes/interrupcao-voluntaria-da-gravidez/utilizacao-do-mifepristone-e-do-misoprostol-em-meio-hospitalar-.aspx)
https://gateway.euro.who.int/en/indicators/hfa_587-7011-number-of-abortions-all-ages/
https://gateway.euro.who.int/en/indicators/hfa_586-7010-abortions-per-1000-live-births/
Direção-Geral Da Saúde; Divisão de saúde sexual, reprodutiva, infantil e juvenil: Relatório dos registos das interrupções da gravidez ao abrigo de lei 16/2007
https://www.pordata.pt/en/Portugal/Fertility+indicators+total+fertility+rate+and+gross+reproduction+rate-416
http://www.fspog.com/fotos/editor2/2016_3T/04-ao_16-00046.pdf)
Direção-Geral Da Saúde; Divisão de saúde sexual, reprodutiva, infantil e juvenil: Relatório dos registos das interrupções da gravidez ao abrigo de lei 16/2007 ; Organização dos serviços para implementação da Lei n.º 16/2007 de 17 de Abril

 

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