Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling)
- Pre-abortion consultation with a social worker
- Pre-abortion confirmation consultation
- Pre-abortion laboratory tests
- Mandatory 3-day period between the last pre-abortion consultation and abortion procedure
- Contraception evoked during at least 1 of the medical consultations
- Medical abortion not approved
Specific conditions for minors
- Parent’s (or guardian’s) consent required for minors under 18.
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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) or another physician
- Medical abortion: not applicable
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Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/nep/en/nep0001.html
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 246 (2022)
Source: https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/nep/en/nep0001.html
Abortions performed “on request”: % ()
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Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
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Not applicable
Induced abortions per gestational age (2022)
Source: https://statinfo.ksh.hu/Statinfo/
Place of abortion ()
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
In 2022, among women who had induced abortion:
- 100% lived in Hungary
- 75% had at least 1 child.
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Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 29.2 years of age (2022)
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Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 29 February 2024