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: https://insse.ro/cms/en/tags/romanian-statistical-yearbook

Provisional data

Overall number of induced abortions

Source: https://insse.ro/cms/en/tags/romanian-statistical-yearbook

Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 167 (2022)

Source: https://insse.ro/cms/en/tags/romanian-statistical-yearbook

Semi-final data

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 (2022)

Source: https://insse.ro/cms/en/tags/romanian-statistical-yearbook

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Fertility and contraception

Fertility rates in women aged 15-49

Source: https://insse.ro/cms/en/tags/romanian-statistical-yearbook

Women age at first birth

  • 27.5 years of age (2022)

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  • https://insse.ro/cms/sites/default/files/field/publicatii/romanian-statistical-yearbook.pdf

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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