Spain

• 1985: Abortion is allowed (Constitutional Law 9/1985 of 5 July 1985)
• 2010: Abortion is allowed "on request" (Constitutional Law 2/2010 of 3 March 2010)
• 2015: Constitutional Law 11/2015 of 21 September
• 2023: Abortion law allows 16 and 17 year-olds to undergo an abortion without parental consent

Source: https://www.mscbs.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/embarazo/home.htm#datos

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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.

Source:

• IPPF European Network – http://www.ippfen.org/
• Federación de Planificación Familiar de España (FPFE) – http://www.fpfe.org/

Source: http://www.ippfen.org ; http://www.fpfe.org/

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

Source:

• IPPF European Network – http://www.ippfen.org/
• Federación de Planificación Familiar de España (FPFE) – http://www.fpfe.org/

Source: Ministerio de Sanidad y Bienestar Social https://www.mscbs.gob.es/fr/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/embarazo/tablas_figuras.htm

In 2021, among women who had induced abortion:

• 89% lived in Spain
• 35% had at least one previous induced abortion
• 52% had at least one child

Source:

• https://www.mscbs.gob.es/fr/profesionales/saludPublica/prevPromocion/embarazo/tablas_figuras.htm

Source: https://www.ine.es/dyngs/INEbase/en/operacion.htm?c=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736177003&menu=ultiDatos&idp=1254735573002

Women age at first birth

• 32.6 years of age (2021)

Overall contraception data

• 71% of women aged 18-44 used a contraceptive method (2017):
• 18% used oral contraceptive
• 9% used intra-uterine device (IUD).

Pre-abortion contraception

• In 2021, 52% 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.

Source:

• https://www.ine.es/dyngs/INEbase/en/operacion.htm?c=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736177003&menu=ultiDatos&idp=1254735573002
• https://www.ine.es/ss/Satellite?c=INEPublicacion_C&cid=1259924856416&p=1254735110672&pagename=ProductosYServicios%2FPYSLayout&param1=PYSDetalleGratuitas&L=1
• Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios sociales e igualidad

Source:

• IPPF European Network – Updated January 2012 (http://www.ippfen.org/)
• Federación de Planificación Familiar de España (FPFE) (http://www.fpfe.org/)