Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Pre-abortion counselling by a physician
- Specific conditions due to COVID-19: Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has granted approval that all gynaecologists can prescribe the Mifegyne® abortion pill
Specific conditions for minors
- None
Sources
- IPPF European Network – Updated January 2012 (http://www.ippfen.org/)
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Familienplanung (ÖGF) (http://www.oegf.at)
Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- None
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN) or another physician
- Medical abortion: OB/GYN or another physician
Sources
- IPPF European Network – Updated January 2012 (http://www.ippfen.org/)
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Familienplanung (ÖGF) (http://www.oegf.at)
Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: ()
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Abortions performed “on request”: % ()
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Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Induced abortions per gestational age
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Place of abortion
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 29.9 years of age (2021)
Overall contraception data
79% of women aged 15-49 used a contraceptive method (2019):
- 34% used oral contraceptive
- 10% used intra-uterine device (IUD)
- 35% used another contraception method
Pre-abortion contraception
- Percentage of women who had abortion had a contraceptive method before abortion procedure: missing data
Contraception during abortion process
- Percentage of women had a contraceptive method prescribed during abortion process: missing data
- Percentage of women had long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) prescribed during abortion process: missing data
- Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) prescribed during abortion process is placed in abortion facilities: missing data
Sources
- https://www.statistik.at/web_en/statistics/PeopleSociety/population/demographic_indicators/index.html
- Austrian Contraceptive Survey 2019, www.verhuetungsreport.at
Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 6 June 2023