Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Mandatory 3-day period between pre-abortion consultation and aortion procedure
Specific conditions for minors
- Parent’s (or guardian’s) consent required for minors under 18. If the minor wants to keep abortion a secret, she has to be accompanied by an adult of her choice.
- Written consent by the minor
- Pre-abortion consultation with a social worker + pre-abortion confirmation consultation in addition to the legal conditions described above.
Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- Ultrasound
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN)
- Medical abortion: OB/GYN or another physician
Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: http://www.pfl.lu/_dbfiles/lacentrale_files/300/378/Rapport-Planning-2019.pdf
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: ()
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Abortions performed “on request”: % ()
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Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
Source: http://www.pfl.lu/_dbfiles/lacentrale_files/300/378/Rapport-Planning-2019.pdf
No national data available. All abortions performed in Family planning centres are medical abortions.
Induced abortions per gestational age
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source: http://www.pfl.lu/_dbfiles/lacentrale_files/300/378/Rapport-Planning-2019.pdf
Place of abortion
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
In 2019, among women who had induced abortion:
- 44% lived in Luxembourg
- 36% had at least 1 child.
Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 30.9 years of age (2020)
Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 31 March 2023