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
- Fœtus impairment: physician specialist on the genetic defects who states the defect after the genetic testing
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.
Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- None.
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN)
- Medical abortion: not applicable
Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?wai=true&dataset=demo_fabort
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 3 (2019)
Source: http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?wai=true&dataset=demo_fabort
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
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Characteristics of women having induced abortion
Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 27 years of age (2017)
Country-specific characteristics
A special thanks to our correspondents for contributing in data collection.
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Page last updated: 31 March 2023