Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion referral from a physician
- Pregnant woman life/health: physician specialist relevant to the type of the disease
Specific conditions for minors
- Parent’s (or guardian’s) consent required for minors under 13
- Consent of the guardianship court required for minors under 13; the minor has the right to express her own opinion.
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Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- None
Involved healthcare professionals
- Polish OBs/GYNs only provide their patients with induced miscarriage/early labour. Vacuum aspiration is not a method used in Polish hospitals. If the foetus reaches viability, OBs/GYNs often deny their patients’ requests to perform foetocide in utero despite WHO and FIGO recommendations. Foetocide was openly condemned by the President of the Polisg OB/GYN association in September 2024
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Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111313/poland-number-of-legal-abortions-1994-2018/
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 1.6 (2023)
Source: https://dbw.stat.gov.pl/en/baza-danych
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 (2023)
Source: https://en.federa.org.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-ANNUAL-REPORT.pdf
It is illegal to provide abortions in a setting different than a public hospital
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
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Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 29.0 years of age (2023)
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Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 23 December 2024