Abortion legislation

Legislation timeline

  • 1958: first abortion law was passed in former Czechoslovakia
  • 1986: Abortion was fully legalized (23 October)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Slovakia

Abortion conditions

Ground Gestational limit
To save a woman’s life 24 weeks from LMP
Because of foetal impairment 24 weeks from LMP
To preserve a woman’s mental health
To preserve a woman’s physical health 24 weeks from LMP
For economic and social reasons
On request 12 weeks from LMP

Source: https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/country/slovakia

Legal conditions

  • Abortion seekers are required to go through mandatory counseling prior to abortion.
  • There is a mandatory waiting period of 48 hours in place before the abortion can be done, from the point when the doctor sends a notification to the National Health Information Center confirming that he/she provided mandated information to the woman.

Specific conditions for minors

  • Girls under 16 require parental consent for an abortion, while girls aged 16 and 17 can have the procedure performed without consent but the parents still have to be notified.

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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://statdat.statistics.sk/cognosext/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/cc.xts&gohome=

Overall number of induced abortions

Source: http://statdat.statistics.sk/cognosext/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/cc.xts&gohome=

Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 111 (2022)

Source: http://statdat.statistics.sk/cognosext/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/cc.xts&gohome=

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 (2022)

Source: https://slovak.statistics.sk/

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://slovak.statistics.sk/

In 2022, among women who had induced abortion:

  • 100% lived in Slovakia
  • 73% had at least 1 previous induced abortion
  • 75% had at least 1 child.

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  • https://slovak.statistics.sk/

Fertility and contraception

Fertility rates in women aged 15-49

Source: https://slovak.statistics.sk/

Women age at first birth

  • 28.2 years of age (2022)

Overall contraception data

  • 13% of women of reproductive age used a contraceptive method (2022):
  • 3% used intra-uterine device (IUD).

Source:

  • https://slovak.statistics.sk/
  • https://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/en/VBD_SK_WIN/zd3005rr/v_zd3005rr_00_00_00_en

Country-specific characteristics

  • Only abortions in case of medical reasons are covered by the public health insurance.
  • Abortion providers and any people assisting may be criminalized for an abortion outside of the legal conditions specified in the law.
  • Medical practitioners and providers have the right to refuse abortion services based on personal beliefs. So-called conscientious objection cannot be practiced if the life of the woman or pregnant person is at risk.

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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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