Abortion legislation

Legislation timeline

  • 1956: abortion is allowed
  • 1992: Act LXXIX on ‘the Protection of the Life of the Fœtus’ (17 December)
  • 2000: Act LXXXVII (June)

Source: IPPF European Network - Updated January 2012 (http://www.ippfen.org/), Magyar Család- és Nővédelmi Tudományos Társaság (www.novedelem.hu)

Abortion conditions

Ground Gestational limit
To save a woman’s life No limit
Because of foetal impairment No limit
To preserve a woman’s mental health
To preserve a woman’s physical health
For economic and social reasons
On request 12 weeks from LMP*

*Provided a "Grave crisis situation" is identified by the woman

Source: IPPF European Network - Updated January 2012 (http://www.ippfen.org/), Magyar Család- és Nővédelmi Tudományos Társaság (www.novedelem.hu)

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.

Source:

  • IPPF European Network – http://www.ippfen.org/
  • Magyar Család- és Nővédelmi Tudományos Társaság – www.novedelem.hu

Practical conditions

Medical abortion conditions

Place Prescription 1st drug taken 2nd drug taken
OB/GYN department of a hospital/clinic
Another physician office
Midwife office
Abortion centre/clinic
At home

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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

Source:

  • IPPF European Network – http://www.ippfen.org/
  • Magyar Család- és Nővédelmi Tudományos Társaság – www.novedelem.hu

Abortion statistics

Abortion rates per 1,000 women aged 15-49

Source: https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/nep/en/nep0013.html

Overall number of induced abortions

Source: https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/nep/en/nep0001.html

Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 248 (2023)

Source: https://statinfo.ksh.hu/Statinfo/

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 (2023)

Source: https://statinfo.ksh.hu/Statinfo/

Place of abortion ()

Unfortunately we have no data for this country.

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Characteristics of women having induced abortion

Distribution of induced abortions according to woman age (2023)

Source: https://statinfo.ksh.hu/Statinfo/

In 2023, among women who had induced abortion:

  • 100% lived in Hungary
  • 75% had at least 1 child.

Source:

  • https://statinfo.ksh.hu/Statinfo/

Fertility and contraception

Fertility rates in women aged 15-49

Source: https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/nep/en/nep0006.html

Women age at first birth

  • 29.2 years of age (2023)

Source:

  • https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/nep/en/nep0007.html

Country-specific characteristics

  • Women have to give written consent.
  • All health care professionnals (HCPs) have the right to conscientiously object on ethical/moral grounds.
    Abortion is not allowed for non-resident women.
  • Both surgical and medical abortions are reimbursed to resident women when performed due to medical reasons only. Women have to pay around €90  (€650  in private clinics) for surgical abortion “on request”.

Source:

  • IPPF European Network – http://www.ippfen.org/
  • Magyar Család- és Nővédelmi Tudományos Társaság – www.novedelem.hu

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Abbreviations: EFTA = European Free Trade Association | EU = European Union | IUD = intra-uterine device | LARC = long-acting reversible contraception | LMP = last menstruation period | GYN = gynaecologist | HCP = health care professional | hCG = human chorionic gonadotropin | HIV = human immunodeficiency virus | OB = obstetrician | Rh = Rhesus | US = ultrasound

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