50 Countries Where Abortion Is Legal At The Federal Level — Like It Obviously Should Be
Abortion is no longer legal at the federal level in the United States. Here are 50 countries where it is — because, of course, it should be.
1.Albania
The laws are not ideal, but, "When the woman considers that the pregnancy creates psycho-social problems, voluntary abortion may be performed within the twelfth week of pregnancy."
2.Angola
Abortion is legal on request during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
3.Argentina
Abortion is legal on request during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
4.Armenia
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
5.Austria
Abortion is legal during the first three months of pregnancy for medical reasons.
6.Azerbaijan
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion is legal for certain "social reasons" during the first 22 weeks.
7.Belarus
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
8.Belgium
Abortion is legal during the first 14 weeks for health reasons.
9.Benin
According to the World Health Organization, "Interruption of pregnancy can be authorized on the demand of the pregnant woman up until 12 weeks gestation, when the pregnancy is susceptible to cause or aggravate a material, educational, professional, or moral distress that is incompatible with the interest of the woman or the baby to be born."
10.Bulgaria
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
11.Cambodia
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
12.Croatia
Abortion is legal on request during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
13.Cuba
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
14.Cyprus
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
15.Czech Republic
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
16.Denmark
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
17.Estonia
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
18.France
Abortion is legal on request during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. After the first 14 weeks, an abortion can be legal for medical reasons.
19.Georgia
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Between 12 and 22 weeks, abortion is legal for medical and social reasons.
20.Germany
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
21.Greece
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
22.Guyana
Abortion is legal on request during the first eight weeks of pregnancy.
23.Iceland
Abortion is legal on request during the first 22 weeks of pregnancy.
24.Ireland
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
25.Kyrgyzstan
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
26.Latvia
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
27.Lithuania
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
28.Mongolia
Abortion is legal on request during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
29.Montenegro
Abortion is legal on request during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
30.Mozambique
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
31.New Zealand
Abortion is legal on request during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. In addition, according to the World Health Organization, "After 20 weeks, a health practitioner can provide abortion services if it is considered clinically appropriate in the circumstances, after consulting with one other practitioner and having regard to all relevant legal, professional, and ethical standards to which the qualified health practitioner is subject, as well as the woman’s: physical health; and mental health; and overall well-being; and the gestational age of the fetus."
32.North Macedonia
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. After 12 weeks, abortion is legal in certain circumstances.
33.Norway
Abortion is legal on request during the first 22 weeks of pregnancy.
34.Portugal
Abortion is legal on request during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
35.Republic of Moldova
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
36.Romania
Abortion is legal on request during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
37.Russian Federation
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
38.Serbia
Abortion is legal on request during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
39.Slovakia
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
40.Slovenia
Abortion is legal on request during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
41.South Africa
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
42.Spain
Abortion is legal on request during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
43.Sweden
Abortion is legal on request during the first 18 weeks of pregnancy.
44.Thailand
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
45.Tunisia
Abortion is legal on request during the first three months of pregnancy.
46.Turkmenistan
It's not ideal, but abortion is legal on request during the first 5 weeks of pregnancy.
47.Ukraine
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
48.United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom (not including Northern Ireland), abortion is legal on request "if two registered medical practitioners are of the opinion, formed in good faith—
(a) that the pregnancy has not exceeded its 24th week and that the continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman or any existing children of her family; or
(b) that the termination is necessary to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman; or
(c) that the continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk to the life of the pregnant woman, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated; or
(d) that there is a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped."
Abortion is also legal in some other cases.
In Northern Ireland, abortion is legal upon request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and afterwards in some cases.
49.Uruguay
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
50.Uzbekistan
Abortion is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.