Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling)
Specific conditions for minors
- Parent’s (or guardian’s) consent required for minors under 16
Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- Blood group and rhesus factor (legally required)
- Serological tests (HIV, hepatitis)
- Tests to exclude Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Ultrasound (legally required)
- Urinalysis
- Cervical smear
Surgical abortion
- Can OB/GYN perform surgical abortion? YES
- Can another physician perform surgical abortion? NO
- Can another healthcare professional perform surgical abortion? NO
Medical abortion
- Can OB/GYN perform medical abortion? YES
- Can another physician perform medical abortion? NO
- Can another healthcare professional perform medical abortion? NO
Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://www.batut.org.rs/download/publikacije/pub2020.pdf
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: (2020)
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Abortions performed “on request”: % (2020)
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Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
Source: https://www.batut.org.rs/download/publikacije/pub2020.pdf
Induced abortions per gestational age
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source: https://www.batut.org.rs/download/publikacije/pub2020.pdf
Place of abortion
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
In 2020, among women who had induced abortion:
- 42% had at least 1 previous induced abortion
- 72.4% had at least 1 child.
Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 28 years of age (2014) (Data to be confirmed).
Country-specific characteristics
A special thanks to our correspondents for contributing in data collection.
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Page last updated: 31 March 2023