Where is abortion legal?
How abortion is treated in 220 countries, from sources last checked September 2026. Choose a country for its classification, the source, and how its neighbours compare.
- Legal on request 76 countries (35%), including China, Russia, Mexico and Vietnam.
- Legal (broad reasons) 16 countries (7%), including India, Japan, Taiwan and Zambia.
- Legal (limited) 70 countries (32%), including Indonesia, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Egypt.
- Illegal (with exceptions) 49 countries (22%), including Brazil, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
- Illegal 8 countries (4%), including Philippines, Madagascar, Honduras and Nicaragua.
- Varies by region 1 country (0%): United States.
Legal on request 76
- Albania
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guam
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Jersey
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- São Tomé and Principe
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
Legal (broad reasons) 16
Legal (limited) 70
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Bahamas
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Monaco
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Niger
- Niue
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Poland
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Vanuatu
- Zimbabwe
Illegal (with exceptions) 49
- Afghanistan
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Gabon
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Iraq
- Kiribati
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Republic of the Congo
- Senegal
- Sint Maarten
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- The Gambia
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Illegal 8
Varies by region 1
In the United States, state by state
- Alabama
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Alaska
- Legal on request
- Arizona
- Legal on request
- Arkansas
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- California
- Legal on request
- Colorado
- Legal on request
- Connecticut
- Legal on request
- Delaware
- Legal on request
- Florida
- Legal (limited)
- Georgia
- Legal (limited)
- Hawaii
- Legal on request
- Idaho
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Illinois
- Legal on request
- Indiana
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Iowa
- Legal (limited)
- Kansas
- Legal on request
- Kentucky
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Louisiana
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Maine
- Legal on request
- Maryland
- Legal on request
- Massachusetts
- Legal on request
- Michigan
- Legal on request
- Minnesota
- Legal on request
- Mississippi
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Missouri
- Legal on request
- Montana
- Legal on request
- Nebraska
- Legal on request
- Nevada
- Legal on request
- New Hampshire
- Legal on request
- New Jersey
- Legal on request
- New Mexico
- Legal on request
- New York
- Legal on request
- North Carolina
- Legal on request
- North Dakota
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Ohio
- Legal on request
- Oklahoma
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Oregon
- Legal on request
- Pennsylvania
- Legal on request
- Rhode Island
- Legal on request
- South Carolina
- Legal (limited)
- South Dakota
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Tennessee
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Texas
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Utah
- Legal on request
- Vermont
- Legal on request
- Virginia
- Legal on request
- Washington
- Legal on request
- West Virginia
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Wisconsin
- Legal on request
- Wyoming
- Legal on request
About this data
Compiled from Wikipedia: Abortion law; sources last checked 17 September 2026. The full dataset is available as JSON.
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