Countries

Afghanistan

Strictly illegal, exceptions for grave danger to the pregnant person's life apply

Albania

Legal upon request for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy

Algeria

Strictly illegal, exceptions for danger to the pregnant person's life and extreme infant malformation apply

Andorra

Strictly illegal in all circumstances

Angola

Only legal in circumstances such as danger to the pregnant person's physical/mental health, pregnancy as a result of rape, and evidenced impairments of the fetus

Antigua and Barbuda

Strictly illegal, exceptions for grave danger to the pregnant person's life apply

Argentina

Completely legal for the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, no gestational limit for cases of sexual assault and danger to the pregnant person's life

Armenia

Legal upon request for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy

Australia

Legal nationwide, gestational limits and exceptions vary at the state level

Austria

Legal upon request for the first 13 weeks of pregnancy, exceptions can be made after this limit

Azerbaijan

Legal upon request for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, exceptions such as rape and fetal impairment have a limit of 28 weeks, medical abortions have no limit

Bahrain

Legal primarily to save the pregnant person's life but also upon approval by a panel of physicians.

Bangladesh

Illegal, exceptions for grave danger to the pregnant person's life apply

Barbados

Legal up to 12 weeks to preserve the health of the pregnant person, or in cases of rape with approval from one medical practitioner. 12-20 weeks involves similar conditions but approval from 2 medical practitioners, only legal after 20 weeks to save the person's life with approval from 3 medical practitioners

Belarus

Legal on request for the first 12 weeks of pregnanacy, legal up to 22 weeks for medical or specific social reasons

Belgium

Legal on request for the first 12 weeks of pregnanacy, after this limit exceptions for the person's health and fetus' incurable conditions apply

Belize

Only legal in circumstances such as danger to the pregnant person's physical/mental health, pregnancy as a result of rape, and evidenced impairments of the fetus

Benin

Legal on request for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy if it would prevent harm to the pregnant person's general well-being

Bermuda

Legal for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, but with the requirement of approval from the Bermuda Hospitals Board's Therapeutic Abortion Committee. This committee generally only approves cases of sexual assault, danger to the pregnant person's health, or severe fetal abnormalities. Also, bureaucratic issues coupled with high surgical costs often causes women who were originally approved to miss the 12 week limit.

Bhutan

Only legal in circumstances such as to save the pregnant person's life, a pregnancy resulting from incest or rape, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances

Bolivia

Only legal in cases to preserve the pregnant person's health, including mental health, as well as pregnancies resulting from rape or incest

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 10 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Botswana

Only legal in cases to preserve the pregnant person's health, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, as well as cases of fetal defects. The procedure must be performed in a government hospital with the approval of 2 physicians within the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.

Brazil

Only legal in cases to save the pregnant person's life, pregnancies resulting from rape, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances 

Brunei

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Bulgaria

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks

Burkina Faso

Only legal in cases to preserve the pregnant person's health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, as well as cases of fetal diagnosis

Burundi

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person

Cabo Verde

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks

Cambodia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 14 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Cameroon

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person and in cases of rape

Canada

Legal on request, the laws do not clearly indicate a gestational limit, and regulatory measures may vary 

Central African Republic

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, cases of fetal diagnosis, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances. The laws, however, are unclear on the details. 

Chad

Only legal in cases to preserve the pregnant person's health, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances

Chile

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life, in cases of rape, or cases of fetal diagnosis. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

China, The People's Republic of

Legal and on request, the laws do not clearly indicate a gestational limit, and regulatory measures may vary. Sex-selective abortions are strictly prohibited

Colombia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 24 weeks

Comoros

 Legal in order to save the pregnant person's life, the laws are unclear

Congo, Republic of the

Total Ban

Costa Rica

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person

Côte d'Ivoire

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life, and in cases of rape

Croatia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 10 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Cuba

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Cyprus, Republic of

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. 

Czechia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Denmark

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 18 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Djibouti

Only to preserve the health of the pregnant person

Dominica

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Only legal in cases to preserve the pregnant person's health, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest,  as well as cases of fetal diagnosis

Ecuador

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, and in cases of rape

Egypt

Total Ban

El Salvador

Total Ban

Equatorial Guinea

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 10 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Eritrea

Only legal in cases to preserve the pregnant person's health, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances  

Estonia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks

Eswatini

Only legal in cases to preserve the pregnant person's health, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest,  as well as cases of fetal diagnosis

Ethiopia

Only legal on broad social or economic grounds,  pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, cases of fetal diagnosis, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances

Faroe Islands

Legal on request up to the gestational limit of 12 weeks

Fiji

Only legal on broad social or economic grounds,  pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and cases of fetal diagnosis. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Finland

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks.

France

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 16 weeks.

Gabon

Only legal in cases to save the pregnant person's life, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, cases of fetal diagnosis and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances  

Georgia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Germany

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 14 weeks.

Ghana

Only legal in cases to preserve the pregnant person's health, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest,  cases of fetal diagnosis, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances

Greece (The Hellenic Republic)

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Grenada

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person

Guatemala

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Guinea

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person,  pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and cases of fetal diagnosis. The laws, however, are unclear on the details. 

Guinea-Bissau

Legal and on request, the laws do not clearly indicate a gestational limit, and regulatory measures may vary.

Guyana

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 8 weeks

Haiti

Total Ban

Honduras

Total Ban

Hong Kong

Only legal on broad social or economic grounds, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest and in cases of fetal defects

Hungary

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks

Iceland

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 22 weeks

India

Legal with the approval of 1 doctor for the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. Legal up to 24 weeks with the approval of 2 doctors on broad grounds such as rape, incest, change of marital status, and many others. After 24 weeks, legal with the approval of a medical board in cases of severe fetal malformation.

Indonesia

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life, pregnancies resulting from rape, and cases of fetal defects. Spousal authorization needed

Iran

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life, and in cases of fetal diagnosis.

Iraq

Total Ban

Ireland

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks

Isle of Man

Legal on request up to 14 weeks and legal if specific criteria are met from 14-24 weeks. After this window, abortion is allowed in exceptional circumstances such as severe fetal malformation and danger to the pregnant person's life.

Israel

Only legal in cases to preserve the pregnant person's health, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest,  cases of fetal diagnosis, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances

Italy

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 90 days, or 3 months. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Jamaica

Total Ban

Japan

Only legal on broad social or economic grounds and  pregnancies resulting from rape. Spousal authorization needed

Jordan

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person

Kazakhastan

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks

Kenya

Only legal to preseve the health of the pregnant person

Kiribati

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Kosovo

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 10 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law, and sex-selective abortions are strictly banned 

Kuwait

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, and in cases of fetal diagnosis.  If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law, and Spousal authorization is needed

Kyrgyzstan

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Total Ban

Latvia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks

Lebanon

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Lesotho

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person,  pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and cases of fetal diagnosis. 

Liberia

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, cases of fetal diagnosis, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances.

Libya

Only Legal to save the pregnant person's life

Liechtenstein

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, pregnancies resulting from rape, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Lithuania

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Luxembourg

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 14 weeks

Madagascar

Total ban

Malawi

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Malaysia

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, including mental health

Maldives

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 120 days

Mali

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life, and pregnancies resulting from rape or incest

Malta

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Marshall Islands

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life. The laws are unclear

Mauritania

Only to save the pregnant person's life

Mauritius

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and cases of fetal diagnosis. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Mexico

Varies at state level

Moldova

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks.  If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Monaco

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, the law specifies physical health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and cases of fetal diagnosis.

Mongolia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 90 days, or 3 months.

Montenegro

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law, and sex-selective abortions are strictly banned 

Morocco

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person. Spousal authorization needed

Mozambique

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks

Myanmar (Burma)

Only legal to save the pregnant person life

Namibia

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and cases of fetal diagnosis.

Nauru

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, cases of fetal diagnosis, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances.

Nepal

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. Sex-selective abortions are strictly banned 

Netherlands

Legal and on request. The laws do not restrict pre-viability abortions, which are up to 24 weeks of gestation 

New Zealand

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 20 weeks

Nicaragua

Total Ban

Niger

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, and in cases of fetal diagnosis

Nigeria

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

North Korea

Legal and on request. The laws are unclear and do not clearly indicate a gestational limit.  Regulatory measures may vary 

North Macedonia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks.  If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Norway

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Oman

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Pakistan

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person

Palau

Total Ban, the laws are unclear 

Panama

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life, pregnancies resulting from rape, and in cases of fetal diagnosis.  If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Papua New Guinea

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Paraguay

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Peru

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person

Philippines

Total Ban

Poland

Only leagl to preserve the health of the pregnant person, and pregnancies resulting from rape or incest.  If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Portugal

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 10 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Puerto Rico

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, including mental health

Qatar

Only legal to preserve th health of the pregnant person, and in cases of fetal diagnosis

Romania

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 14 weeks.

Russian Federation

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks.

Rwanda

Only legal on broad social or economic grounds,  pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, cases of fetal diagnosis, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances. 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Only legal on broad social or economic grounds,  pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and cases of fetal diagnosis

Samoa

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, including mental health

San Marino

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

São Tomé and Príncipe

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. 

Saudi Arabia

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law, and Spousal authorization is needed

Senegal

Total Ban

Serbia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Seychelles

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, including mental health, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, cases of fetal diagnosis, and additional grounds that depend on individual circumstances.

Sierra Leone

Total Ban

Singapore

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 24 weeks

Sint Maarten

Prohibited unless the pregnant person's life is at risk. Oftentimes, individuals will travel to the French side of the island (Saint Martin) to access care.

Slovakia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Slovenia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Solomon Islands

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Somalia

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

South Africa

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks

South Korea

Legal and on request, gestational limits very

South Sudan

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Spain

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 14 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Sri Lanka

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Sudan (North Sudan)

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life, and pregnancies resulting from rape

Suriname

Total Ban

Sweden

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 18 weeks. 

Switzerland

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks. 

Syria

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law, and Spousal authorization is needed

Taiwan

Only legal on broad social or economic grounds,  pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and cases of fetal diagnosis. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law, and Spousal authorization is needed

Tajikistan

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 12 weeks.

Tanzania

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Thailand

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 20 weeks.

The Bahamas

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person

The Dominican Republic

Total Ban

The Gambia

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life, and in cases of fetal diagnosis

Timor-Leste (East Timor)

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life, f the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law

Togo

Only legal to preserve the health of the pregnant person, pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, and in cases of fetal diagnosis

Tonga

Toatal Ban

Trinidad and Tobago

Only legal to preserve. the health of the pregnant person, including mental health

Tunisia

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 90 days, or 3 months.

Türkiye

Legal and on request, to the gestational limit of 10 weeks. If the pregnant person is underage, parental authorization/notification is required by law, and Spousal authorization is needed

Turkmenistan

Legal on request up to 5 weeks. Up to 22 weeks, abortion requires approval from a state medical commission which is incredibly difficult to obtain.

Tuvalu

Strictly illegal unless the pregnant person's life is at risk.

Uganda

Strictly illegal unless the pregnant person's life is at risk.

Ukraine

Legal on request up to 12 weeks and legal between 12 and 28 weeks for a variety of socioeconomic reasons.

United Arab Emirates

Strictly illegal after the first 120 days of pregnancy. Prior to this limit, abortion is still illegal, but there are exceptions for cases of incest, rape, fetus malformation, danger to the pregnant person's life, or at the request of the couple to a regulatory committee.

United Kingdom

Early medical abortions can be completed at home up to 10 weeks. Up to 24 weeks, abortion is only legal with approval from 2 licensed medical practitioners who agree that the pregnancy poses risk to the pregnant person's health. In Northern Ireland only, abortion is legal unconditionally up to 12 weeks, after which it follows the same legislation as the rest of the UK.

United States of America

Varies at the state level.

Uruguay

Legal on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, and the limit is increased to 14 weeks in cases of rape. No gestational limit is present for danger to the pregnant person's health or fatal fetal abnormalities.

Uzbekistan

Legal on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, legal afterwards in cases of rape, fetal impairment, or danger to the pregnant person's life.

Vanuatu

Strictly illegal with the exception of 'good medical reasons', which is interpreted to mean saving the pregnant person's life

Vatican City (The Holy See)

Strictly Illegal.

Venezuela

Only legal to save the pregnant person's life

Vietnam

Completely legal until 22 weeks of pregnancy. Sex-selective abortion is illegal, but this law is not regularly enforced.

Yemen

Strictly illegal, the only exception is to save the pregnant person's life. 

Zambia

Only legal in cases of danger to the health of the pregnant person or any existing children (based on socioeconomic factors) or if there is evidence of a severe birth defect. Abortion is banned at 28 weeks.

Zimbabwe

Only legal in cases of danger to the pregnant person's life, serious fetal defects, rape, or incest.