Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling) + post-abortion consultation
- Mandatory 3-day period between counselling and abortion procedure
- Contraception to be evoked during the pre-abortion consultation.
Specific conditions for minors
- Specific legal counselling
- Parent’s (or guardian’s) consent required for minors under 16.
Practical conditions
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN) (Data to be confirmed)
Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://stat.gov.lv/en/statistics-themes/social/health-status-and-morbidity/other/5435-deliveries-and-abortions-1990-2020
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 160 (2020)
Source: https://stat.gov.lv/en/statistics-themes/social/health-status-and-morbidity/other/5435-deliveries-and-abortions-1990-2020
Abortions performed “on request”: % ()
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Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
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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
- 27.3 years of age (2020)
Country-specific characteristics
A special thanks to our correspondents for contributing in data collection.
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Page last updated: 31 March 2023