Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Mandatory 3-day period between pre-abortion consultation and abortion 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.
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Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- A dating and localisation ultrasound validated by a doctor specialising in gynaecology and obstetrics is mandatory before performing an abortion.
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN)
- Medical abortion: OB/GYN or another physician
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Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://pfl.lu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2403_PF_RA_F2-1.pdf
Family planning centres, no national data available
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 113 (2023)
Source: https://pfl.lu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2403_PF_RA_F2-1.pdf
Abortions performed “on request”: 100% (2023)
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Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
Source: https://pfl.lu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2403_PF_RA_F2-1.pdf
No national data available. All abortions performed in Family planning centres are medical abortions.
Induced abortions per gestational age (2023)
Source: https://pfl.lu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2403_PF_RA_F2-1.pdf
No national data available. Family Planning carries out abortions up to 9 weeks. Of the 135 abortions transferred to the CHL, 44 were beyond 9 weeks.
Place of abortion (2023)
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source: https://pfl.lu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2403_PF_RA_F2-1.pdf
In 2023, 81% of abortions planned after request in a family planning centre took place in a family planning centre. No national data available
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
In 2019, among women who had induced abortion:
- 44% lived in Luxembourg
- 36% had at least 1 child.
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Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 31.2 years of age (2023)
Overall contraception data
Data concerning family planning patients
In 2023,
- 5% of women used oral contraceptive
- 52.9% of women used intra-uterine device (IUD)
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Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 19 December 2024