Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Only allowed for resident women except if woman’s life is in danger
- Mandatory period of at least 6 months between 2 abortions except for women with at least 2 births or aged 35+, or in case of rape
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling) + pre-abortion confirmation consultation + pre-abortion laboratory tests
- Contraception evoked during at least 1 of the medical consultations.
Specific conditions for minors
- Specific legal counselling for minors under 16
- For minors under 18, parents (or guardians) should be informed after the abortion.
Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- RhD blood group
- Syphillis
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN)
- Medical abortion: OB/GYN
Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/statistical-yearbook-of-the-czech-republic-rtnih2q42g
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 274 (2020)
Source: https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/statistical-yearbook-of-the-czech-republic-rtnih2q42g
Abortions performed “on request”: % ()
Source:
Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
Source: https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/statistical-yearbook-of-the-czech-republic-rtnih2q42g
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
- 28.5 years of age (2020)
Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 31 March 2023