Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling)
- Pre-abortion confirmation consultation
- Pre-abortion laboratory tests
- Mandatory 3-day period between pre-abortion consultation and abortion procedure
- Contraception evoked during at least 1 of the medical consultations.
Specific conditions for minors
- Parent’s (or guardian’s) consent required for minors under 18.
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Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- Blood group and rhesus factor
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN) or another physician
- Medical abortion: OB/GYN, another physician or another health care professional (HCP) under physician supervision
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Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/en/areas/promocionPrevencion/embarazo/home.htm
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 268 (2021)
Source: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/embarazo/docs/IVE_2021.pdf
Abortions performed “on request”: 94% (2023)
Source: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/en/areas/promocionPrevencion/embarazo/home.htm
Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
Source: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/en/areas/promocionPrevencion/embarazo/docs/IVE_2023.pdf
Induced abortions per gestational age (2023)
Source: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/en/areas/promocionPrevencion/embarazo/home.htm
Place of abortion (2023)
Source: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/en/areas/promocionPrevencion/embarazo/home.htm
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
In 2023, among women who had induced abortion:
- 98% lived in Spain
- 33% had at least one previous induced abortion
- 49% had at least one child
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Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 32.6 years of age (2022)
Overall contraception data
- 76% of women aged 15-49 used a contraceptive method (2022):
- 17% used oral contraceptive
- 7% used intra-uterine device (IUD).
Pre-abortion contraception
- In 2023, 47% of women who had abortion had a contraceptive method before abortion procedure.
Source: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/embarazo/docs/IVE_2021.pdf
Contraception during abortion process
- IUDs are placed on the day of abortion procedure
- Implants are placed 15 to 30 days after abortion procedure.
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Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 16 December 2024