Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling)
- Pre-abortion laboratory tests
Specific conditions for minors
- None
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Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- Blood group and rhesus factor
- Ultrasound
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN)
- Medical abortion: OB/GYN
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Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__01Rahvastik__03Abordid/?tablelist=true
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 315 (2023)
Source: https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__01Rahvastik__03Abordid/?tablelist=true
Abortions performed “on request”: 94% (2022)
Source: https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__01Rahvastik__03Abordid/?tablelist=true
Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
Source: https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__01Rahvastik__03Abordid/?tablelist=true
Induced abortions per gestational age (2023)
Source: https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__01Rahvastik__03Abordid/?tablelist=true
Place of abortion ()
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
In 2023 among women who had induced abortion:
- 99% lived in Estonia
- 56% had at least 1 previous induced abortion
- 68% had at least 1 child.
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Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 28.7 years of age (2023)
36.7% of women aged 15-44 used a contraceptive method (2023):
- 3.5% used oral contraceptive
- 0.4% used intra-uterine device (IUD).
Pre-abortion contraception
- In 2023, 36% of women who had abortion had a contraceptive method before abortion procedure.
Contraception during abortion process
- IUD prescribed during abortion process can be placed in abortion facilities, during abortion or after in first possibility
- Implants are not placed in abortion facilities; they are placed by OB/GYN.
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Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 16 December 2024