Abortion legislation

Legislation timeline

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Abortion conditions

Ground Gestational limit
To save a woman’s life
Because of foetal impairment
To preserve a woman’s mental health
To preserve a woman’s physical health
For economic and social reasons
On request

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Practical conditions

Medical abortion conditions

Place Prescription 1st drug taken 2nd drug taken
OB/GYN department of a hospital/clinic
Another physician office
Midwife office
Abortion centre/clinic
At home

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Abortion statistics

Abortion rates per 1,000 women aged 15-49

Source: http://statistici.insse.ro:8077/tempo-online/#/pages/tables/insse-table

Overall number of induced abortions

Source: http://statistici.insse.ro:8077/tempo-online/#/pages/tables/insse-table

Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 191 (2023)

Source: http://statistici.insse.ro:8077/tempo-online/#/pages/tables/insse-table

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.

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Place of abortion ()

Unfortunately we have no data for this country.

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Characteristics of women having induced abortion

Distribution of induced abortions according to woman age (2023)

Source: http://statistici.insse.ro:8077/tempo-online/#/pages/tables/insse-table

semidefinitive data

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Fertility and contraception

Fertility rates in women aged 15-49

Source: https://insse.ro/

Women age at first birth

  • 27.5 years of age (2023)

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  • http://statistici.insse.ro:8077/tempo-online/#/pages/tables/insse-table

Country-specific characteristics

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Abbreviations: EFTA = European Free Trade Association | EU = European Union | IUD = intra-uterine device | LARC = long-acting reversible contraception | LMP = last menstruation period | GYN = gynaecologist | HCP = health care professional | hCG = human chorionic gonadotropin | HIV = human immunodeficiency virus | OB = obstetrician | Rh = Rhesus | US = ultrasound

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Page last updated: 20 December 2024