World Abortion Policies 2007

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UNITED NATIONS

Department of Economic and Social Affai

Population Division

WORLD ABORTION POLICIES 200

(United Nations Publication, Sales No. E.07.XI

April 2007

All rigts reserved!

Country or area

Grounds on which abortion is per

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World — — — — —

More developed regions — — — — —

Less developed regions — — — — —

Africa — — — — —

Eastern Africa — — — — —

Burundi X X X - -

Comoros X X X - -

Djibouti X - - - -

Eritrea X X X - -

Ethiopia X X X X X

X X X - -

X - - - -

X - - - -

X - - - -

Mozambique X X X - -Rwanda X X X - -

Seychelles X X X X X

X - - - -

X X X - -

X X X - -

Zambia X X X - X

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woman's life

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Mada"ascar#

Malawi#

Mauritius#

Somalia#

$"anda!

$nited Republic o% &anzania!


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Zimbabwe X X - X X

Middle Africa — — — — —

X - - - -

Cameroon X X X X -

X - - - -

Chad X X - - X

X - - - -

X - - - -

Equatorial 'uinea X X X - -

X - - - -

X - - - -

"orthern Africa — — — — —

(l"eria X X X - -

E"ypt X - - - -

)ibyan (rab *amahiriya X - - - -

Morocco X X X - -

Sudan X - - X -

&unisia X X X X X

#outhern Africa — — — — —

Botswana X X X X X

)esotho X - - - -

+amibia X X X X X

South (%rica X X X X X

Swaziland X X X - X

Western Africa — — — — —

Benin X X X X X

Bur,ina -aso X X X X X

Cape .erde X X X X X

C/te d012oire X - - - -

X X X - -

'hana X X X X X

'uinea X X X - -

X - - - -

)iberia X X X X XX - - X -

X - - - -

X - - - -

X X X - -

Sene"al X - - - -

X X X - -

(n"ola#

Central (%rican Republic#

Con"o#

Democratic Republic o% the Con"o#

'abon#

S3o &om4 and 5r6ncipe#

'ambia!

'uinea7Bissau#

Mali#

Mauritania#

+i"er#

+i"eria8

Sierra )eone!


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&o"o X - - X X

Asia — — — — —

Eastern Asia — — — — —

X X X X X

Democratic 5eople0s Republic o% orea X X X X XX X - X -

Mon"olia X X X X X

Republic o% orea X X X X X

#outh$central Asia — — — — —

(%"hanistan X - - - -

Ban"ladesh X - - - -

Bhutan X - - - X

1ndia X X X X X

X - - - -

aza,hstan X X X X X

yr"yzstan X X X X X

Maldi2es X X - - -

+epal X X X X X

X X X - -

Sri )an,a X - - - -

&aji,istan X X X X X

&ur,menistan X X X X X

$zbe,istan X X X X X

#outh$eastern Asia — — — — — Brunei Darussalam X - - - -

Cambodia X X X X X

1ndonesia X - - - -

)ao 5eople0s Dem9 Republic X X - - -

Malaysia X X X - -

Myanmar X - - - -

X - - - -

Sin"apore X X X X X

&hailand X X X X -

&imor7)este.. .. .. .. ..

.iet +am X X X X X

Western Asia — — — — —

(rmenia X X X X X

(zerbaijan X X X X X

Bahrain X X X X X

Cyprus X X X X X

China

*apan:

1ran ;1slamic Republic o%


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'eor"ia X X X X X

1raq X - - - -

1srael X X X X X

*ordan X X X - X

uwait X X X - X

)ebanon X - - - ->man X - - - -

?atar X X X - X

Saudi (rabia X X X - -

X - - - -

&ur,ey X X X X X

$nited (rab Emirates X - - - -

@emen X - - - -

Europe — — — — —

Eastern Europe — — — — — Belarus X X X X X

Bul"aria X X X X X

Czech Republic X X X X X

Aun"ary X X X X X

Moldo2a X X X X X

5oland X X X X X

Romania X X X X X

Russian -ederation X X X X X

Slo2a,ia X X X X X

$,raine X X X X X

"orthern Europe — — — — —

Denmar, X X X X X

Estonia X X X X X

-inland X X X X X

1celand X X X X X

1reland X - - - -

)at2ia X X X X X

)ithuania X X X X X

+orway X X X X X

Sweden X X X X XX X X - X

#outhern Europe — — — — —

(lbania X X X X X

X - - - -

Bosnia and Aerze"o2ina X X X X X

Croatia X X X X X

Syrian (rab Republic#

$nited in"dom!:

(ndorra#


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'reece X X X X X

- - - - -

1taly X X X X X

- - - - -

Montene"ro X X X X X

5ortu"al X X X X XX - - - -

X X X X X

Slo2enia X X X X X

Spain X X X X X

X X X X X

Western Europe — — — — —

(ustria X X X X X

Bel"ium X X X X X

-rance X X X X X

'ermany X X X X X

)iechtenstein X X X - -

)uembour" X X X X X

X - - - -

+etherlands X X X X X

Switzerland X X X X X

Latin America and the Caribbean — — — — —

Caribbean — — — — —

X - - - -

Bahamas X X X - -

Barbados X X X X X

Cuba X X X X X

Dominica X - - - -

Dominican Republic X - - - -

'renada X X X - -

X - - - -

X X X - -

X X X X -

Saint )ucia X X X X -

Saint .incent and the 'renadines X X X X XX X X - -

Central America — — — — —

Belize X X X - X

Costa Rica X X X - -

- - - - -

'uatemala X - - - -

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Malta#

San Marino#

Serbia

&he -ormer @u"osla2 Rep9 o% Macedoni

Monaco#

(nti"ua and Barbuda#

Aaiti#

*amaica!

Saint itts and +e2is!

&rinidad and &oba"o!

El Sal2ador#


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X - - - -

X - - X -

7 - - - -

5anama X X X X -

#outh America — — — — —

(r"entina X X X X -

Boli2ia X X X X -

Brazil X - - X -

- - - - -

Colombia X X X X X

Ecuador X X X X -

'uyana X X X X X

5ara"uay X - - - -

5eru X X X - -

Suriname X - - - -

$ru"uay X X X X -

.enezuela ;Boli2arian Rep9 o%< X - - - -

"orthern America — — — — —

Canada X X X X X

$nited States o% (merica X X X X X

%ceania — — — — —

Australia&"ew ealand — — — — —

X X X X X

+ew Zealand X X X X X

Melanesia — — — — —

X X X - -

5apua +ew 'uinea X X X - -

Solomon 1slands X - - - -

.anuatu X X X - -

Micronesia — — — — —

iribati X - - - -

Marshall 1slands X - - - -

Micronesia ;-ederated States o%< X - - - -

X X X - -

5alau X - - - -

(olynesia — — — — —

Coo, 1slands X X X X -

+iue X X X - -

Aonduras##

Meico#

+icara"ua#

Chile#

(ustralia#8

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+auru!


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X X X - -

&on"a X - - - -

&u2alu X - - - -

Samoa!


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— — .. .. 1999 :!8F #9: F

— — .. .. 1996 :=8: !9: #

— — .. .. 1999 8=8 #9= FF#

— — .. .. 2001 27/20 89 G

— — .. .. 2001 23/17 89: ! ##

- - .. .. 2000 16/10 :9G !

- - .. .. 2000 26/19 F9= FG

- - .. .. .. .. 89! H

- - .. .. 2002 8/5 898 :

- - .. .. 2005 15/14 89= G8

- - .. .. 2003 39/32 89 !

- - .. .. 2003/04 27/17 89F 88

- - .. .. 2004 33/28 :9! ! G

- - .. .. 1991 75/49 #9 #F

- - .. .. 2003/04 17/12 898 ! - - .. .. 2000 89H ! F

- - # #!9: .. .. !9= ..

- - .. .. .. .. :9F ! !

- - .. .. 2000/01 23/18 H9! GG

- - .. .. 2005 26/20 89 ! 8

X - .. .. 2001/02 34/23 89H H8

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- - .. .. 1999 54/50 9: ! !

— — .. .. 2001 24/6 :9# ! 8

- - .. .. 2001 6/5 :9G ! H

- - .. .. 2004 26/13 F9: H

- - .. .. 2000 28/7

89 ! !- - .. .. 2000 8/2 :9H ! !

- - .. .. 2005 44/14 :9 8!

- - .. .. 2001 :9H ==

- - .. .. .. .. 89= GG

- - .. .. 2000 33/12 F9 F#

- - .. .. 2000 29/27 F9! ..

— — .. .. 2001 51/45 9# #8

- - .. .. 2000 64/50 #98 !F

- - .. .. 2005 59/57 9 GF

- - .. .. 1995 45/26 9 =H- - .. .. 2003/04 63/55 #9G ##

- - .. .. 1992 F9F 8=

X X !==: G9: 2001 63/53 #9 !#

— — .. .. 1998 52/51 #9= #FH

- - .. .. 2000 40/39 9# !

- - .. .. 2004 37/35 9: 88

- - .. .. 2000 44/43 F9

X X # F98 1998 56/55 #9G #

- - .. .. 2000 28/26 F9 H

— — .. .. 2002 89G GG:

- - .. .. 2001 89= G8

- - .. .. 2003 :9H !

X X .. .. 1998 53/46 9G !8

- - .. .. 1998/99 89! :=

- - .. .. 2000 F9H 8F

- - .. .. 2003 25/19 F9F 8F

- - .. .. 2005 9/6 89= HF

- - .. .. 2000 8/4 H9! ! !

- - .. .. 1986 6/6 :9G H:- - .. .. 2001 8/6 :9= ! #

- - .. .. 2000/01 8/5 89G !

- - .. .. 2000 H9= ! :

- - .. .. 2003 89G G

- - .. .. 2005 12/10 89 :=

- - .. .. 2000 4/4 :98 #

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15/7

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- - .. .. 2000 89F 8H

— — .. .. 1999 63/58 #98 #F

— — .. .. 1997 82/81 !9H 8

X X !==G #F9# 2004 90/90 !9H 8:

X X .. .. 1990/92 62/53 #9 :HX - #F 2000 56/51 !9 !

X X !==H #!9H 2000 67/54 #9F !!

- - .. .. 1997 81/67 !9# #

— — .. .. 2000 48/42 9# 8#F

- - .. .. 2000 H98 ! =

- - .. .. 2004 58/47 9# G

- - .. .. 1994 F9F F#

X - #! 9! 1998/99 9! 8F

- - .. .. 1997 73/56 #9! H:

X X #F 89 1999 66/53 #9 #!

X X #F !89G 1997 60/49 #9H !!

- - .. .. 1999 42/33 F9 !!

X X .. .. 2001 39/35 9H HF

- - .. .. 2000/01 28/20 F9 8

- - .. .. 2000 70/50 #9 =#

X X # 2000 34/27 9G !

X X .. .. 2000 62/53 #9G !

X X #F H9G 2002 68/63 #9H #F

— — .. .. 2002 60/51 #98 #!F- - .. .. .. .. #98 H

X X .. .. 2000 24/19 F9! F8

- - .. .. 2002/03 60/57 #9F #

- - .. .. 2000 32/29 F9G :8

- - .. .. 1994 #9= F!

- - .. .. 2001 37/33 #98 :

- - .. .. 2003 49/33 9# #

X X #F !#9: 1997 62/53 !9F

- - .. .. 1996/97 72/70 !9= FF

.. .. .. .. 2003H9G ::

X X # 2002 79/57 #9 !

— — .. .. 1996 46/28 9F !HG

X X #F !9= 2000 61/22 !9 88

X X #F =9 2001 55/12 !9= =F

X X ## !!9 1995 #98 #G

- - .. .. .. .. !9: FH

26/9

!#9H

5/44

19/198

48/434

!#9:!

55/304

10/9

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X X #8 !=9! 2005 47/27 !98 #

- - .. .. 1989 F9G #8

- - #F !9= 1987/88 #9= !H

- - .. .. 2002 56/41 98 F!

- - .. .. 1996 #9F 8

- - .. .. 1996 61/37 #9 !8- - .. .. 1995 9G GH

- - #F !9# 1998 9 H

- - .. .. 1996 F9! #

- - .. .. 1993 40/28 98 !:

X X .. .. 1998 64/38 #98 H

- - .. .. 1995 #98 8F

- - .. .. 1997 21/10 :9# 8H

— — .. .. 1996 68/50 !9F #F

— — .. .. 1996 62/36 !9 F:X X #F !9H 1995 50/42 !9# 8

X X # #!9 1997 42/26 !9# #

X X #8 !#9# 1997 72/63 !9# =

X X #8 #9F 1992/93 77/68 !9 !:

X X #F !H9: 2000 62/43 !9# :

- - #F 9 1991 49/19 !9 !

X X #F #H9G 1999 64/30 !9 F=

X X #F 89H 1996 65/47 !9 :H

X X #8 !!9H 1991 !9#

X X #F #H98 1999 68/38

!9! 8

— — .. .. 1999 79/74 !9H !#

X X #8 !F9 1988 !9G 8

X X #8 9 1994 !9F :

X - #F !!9! 1989 77/75 !9H :

X - #F !F9! .. .. #9

- - .. .. .. .. !9= 8

X X #F #H9 1995 48/39 !9 F#

X X #F !9= 1994/95 47/31 !9 !

X X #8 !89# 1988/89 74/69 !9G !:

X X #8 #9# .. .. !9: #X - #8 2002 !9H !

— — .. .. 1996 68/49 !9 =

X X # =9: 2002 #9 88

- - .. .. .. .. !9 ..

X X .. .. 2000 48/16 !9 !

X X #F 89H .. .. !9 G

14/1012

68/5213

50/4112

24/1812

43/3212

32/2912

28/2412

74/4114

78/7214

70/5615

!H9!H 84/8118

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X X !=== 89 .. .. !9 =

- - .. .. .. .. !9 ..

X X #F !9: 1995/96 60/39 !9 8

- - .. .. .. .. !98 99

X X .. .. .. .. !9H 99

- - ## 9# .. .. !98 8- - .. .. .. .. !9 ..

X X .. .. .. .. !9H ..

X X #F !89# 1994 74/59 !9# !H

- - # G9 1995 81/67 !9 F

X X #! !G9F .. .. !98 #

— — .. .. 1993 74/70 !9: !#

X X #! !9 1995/96 51/47 !9F F

X X # H98 1991/92 !9H !

X X ## !:9= 1994 75/69 !9= !H

X X #F H9G 1992 75/72 !9 G

- - .. .. .. .. !9F ..

X - .. .. .. .. !9H #G

- - .. .. .. .. #9 ..

X X #F !9F 1993 79/76 !9H !:

X X #F H9 1994/95 82/78 !9F H

— — .. .. 1998 72/63 #98 !G=

— — .. .. 2000 61/57 #98 #G!

- - .. .. 1988 #9# ..

- - .. .. 1988 #9 :

X - .. .. 1988 !98 =8

X X #F #F9G 2000 73/72 !9:

- - .. .. 1987 #9 ..

- - !==G !:9 2002 70/66 #9H !8

- - .. .. 1990 #9F ..

- - .. .. 2000 28/22 F9 :G

- - .. .. 1997 #9F GH

- - .. .. .. .. #9F ..

- - .. .. 1988 #9# ..

X - .. .. 1988 #9 ..

- - .. .. 2000 !9: !:

— — .. .. 1998 66/58 #9H !!F

X - .. .. 1991 9# !F

- - .. .. 1999 80/71 #9 F

- - .. .. 2002/03 67/61 #9= !8

- - .. .. 2002 43/34 F9: #F

78/7421

53/513

62/603

55/533

50/483

54/..3

66/633

47/463

58/553

38/333

47/423


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- - .. .. 2001 62/51 9H !!

- - # 9! 1997 68/60 #9F G

- - .. .. 2001 69/66 9 #

- - # 9 .. .. #9H !:

— — .. .. 1997 75/66#98 #!

- - .. .. .. .. #9F G#

- - .. .. 2003/04 58/35 F9 F#

- - 2003 1996 77/70 #9 #:

- - .. .. .. .. #9 !

- - .. .. 2000 77/64 #9: !

- - .. .. 1999 66/50 #9G !

X X .. .. 2000 37/36 #9 !H

- - .. .. 2004 73/61 9= !H

- - .. .. 2003/04 71/47 #9= F!

- - .. .. 2000 42/41 #9: !!

- - .. .. .. .. #9 #H

- - .. .. .. .. #9H =:

— — .. .. 1995 76/71 #9 !:

X X # !89# 1995 75/73 !98 :

X X # 1995 76/71 #9 !H

— — .. .. 1990 62/57 #9 !!!

— — .. .. 1988 76/72 !9G G

X X # 1986 76/72 !9H G

- - #8 !=9H 1995 75/72 #9 H

— — .. .. .. .. 9= #8G

X - .. .. .. .. #9= H8

- - .. .. 1996 26/20 F9!

- - .. .. .. .. F9 !

- - .. .. .. .. F9# !

— — .. .. .. .. 9F

- - .. .. .. .. F9 ..

- - .. .. .. .. 89 ..

- - .. .. .. .. F9F ..

- - .. .. .. .. #9# ..

- - .. .. .. .. !9= ..

— — .. .. .. .. 9 8

- - .. .. 1996 63/60 #9H ..

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- - .. .. .. .. F9F !

- - .. .. .. .. 98 ..

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Notes+

X indicates that abortion is permitted.

A hyphen (-) indicates that abortion is not permitted for that specific ground.

Two dots (..) indicate that data are not readily available.

An em dash (—) indicates that the item is not applicable.

The more developed regions comprise all regions of Europe and orthern America! Australia"ew #ealand and $apa

%" &ncluding women in visiting unions! that is to say! non-cohabitating but regular partnerships.

'" ata refer to $apanese nationals residing in $apan only.

" ata pertain to all women.

*+" &ncludes spontaneous abortions.

The designations employed and the presentation of the material in the present publication do not imply the e,pressioopinion whatsoever on the part of the ecretariat of the nited ations concerning the legal status of any country! terarea or of its authorities! or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The designations /more developand /less developed regions/ are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily e,press a 0udgement ab

reached by a particular country or area in the development process. The term /country/ as used in the te,t of this pubrefers! as appropriate! to territories or areas.

The less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa! Asia (e,cluding $apan)! 1atin America and the 2aribbean regions of 3elanesia! 3icronesia and 4olynesia.

*" The abortion laws in these countries either e,pressly allow abortions to be performed only to save the life of the wgoverned by general principles of criminal legislation which allow abortions to be performed for this reason on the gronecessity. &n addition! the 5ritish case of 6. v. 5ourne or local application of that decision apply. nder the decision! thnecessity was interpreted to encompass abortion performed on physical and mental grounds.

7" The abortion laws in these countries do not e,pressly allow abortions to be performed to save the life of the womaprinciples of criminal legislation allow abortions to be performed for this reason on the ground of necessity.

8" ata do not cover the entire country. The areas covered are9 for Afghanistan! the eastern provinces: for &ndia! all sTripura: for 3alaysia! 4eninsular 3alaysia: for udan! the state of orthern udan.

;" igeria has two abortion laws9 one for the northern states and one for the southern states. 5oth laws specifically ato be performed to save the life of the woman. &n addition! in the southern states! the decision of 6. v. 5ourne is appliallows abortions to be performed for physical and mental health reasons.


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**" E,cludes abortions in private-sector clinics.

*7" ata pertain to nationals of the country.

*%" ata pertain to the $ewish population.

*8" ata pertain to all se,ually active women.

*;" ata pertain to women se,ually active within the last month.

* out of ;7 reporting areas (;+ states! the istrict of 2olumbia! and ew BorC 2ity) in the

7+" The abortion laws in these countries have been amended to remove all indications relevant to the legal performa

abortions: however! it is not clear whether a defense of necessity might be allowed to 0ustify an abortion performed to of the woman.

77" The penal code maCes no e,ceptions to the general prohibition on the performance of abortions: the 2ode of 3ehowever! allows abortions to be performed for therapeutic purposes.

7%" Abortion law is determined at the state level. The grounds checCed refer only to the @ederal 4enal 2ode: some sabortions to be performed on the following grounds9 to preserve physical health! to preserve mental health! in the casimpairment! and for economic or social reasons.

7;" Abortion law is determined at the state level and is governed by various state laws and! in some states! court decmost restrictive laws allow abortion to be performed to save the life of the woman and to preserve her physical and mone state with the most liberal law allows abortion on reDuest.

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Sources and Definitions+

,rounds on -ic a.ortion is permitted+ A total of seven grounds on which abortion is permitted are identified9 (*womans life: (7) to preserve physical health: (%) to preserve mental health: (8) in case of rape or incest: (;) for foetal (

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