☷   ABORTION LEGISLATION

1950: abortion is allowed* in former communist Tchekoslovakia
1987: Law 73 dated 23 October 1986 becomes effective*
1991: Law No. 419/1991*
(* to be confirmed)

Legal conditions – Missing data.

Specific conditions for minors – Missing data.

 

 

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

 

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☷   ABORTION STATISTICS

Abortion ratio

• 105 abortions per 1,000 live births (2017) (To be confirmed)

Abortions “on request” – Missing data.

Medical abortions – Missing data.

Place of abortion – Missing data.

 

 

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

 

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☷   CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN HAVING INDUCED ABORTION

In 2017, among women who had induced abortion:

– 81% lived in Slovakia
– 25% had at least 1 previous induced abortion
– 71% had at least 1 child.

 

 

Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics | Characteristics of women having induced abortion
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SOURCES

IPPF European Network – Updated January 2012 (http://www.ippfen.org/)
Abortions in the Slovak Republic 2017. Edicia Zdravotnicka Statistika
CIA (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook)

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