Are there places where abortion is illegal?

Question

where are they? what is the majority, illigal, or legal?

Answer 1

Abortion is legal on demand in these (major) countries - the US, Canada, all of western Europe (except Britain, Germany, Ireland, Spain and Portugal), China, Russia and South Africa.

Abortion is legal for maternal wellbeing, socioeconomic factors, foetal defects and rape in - Iceland, Britain, Finland, Japan and India.

Legal for rape, maternal wellbeing and foetal defects in - Portugal, Spain, Poland, Columbia and parts of southern Africa.

Illegal except for rape and maternal wellbeing in - Mexico, Brazil and Thailand

Illegal (with few exceptions) in - most of Africa, all the Middle East (except Turkey), parts of South America and Ireland - though the Irish would be the most likely to allow it in extraneous circumstances.

Absolutely illegal in - Chile, San Salvador and Nicaragua

Abortion is also illegal in Germany and Austria, although it is unenforced.

Answer 2

Not sure if you mean here in the U.S. or internationally? If you're wondering about here in the U.S. then read on!

Abortions were legalized under the Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade in 1973. However, it wasn't until cases like Webster v. Reproductive Health Services that the Supremes allowed states to begin placing restrictions on the availablility of abortions. The latest case had to do with "informed consent" laws in the Casey v. Planned Parenthood case. The Supremes again ruled with states saying that a mandatory 24 hours waiting period after initial consultation, as well as, receiving information regarding abortion alternatives is constitutional. Additionally, a state may require a minor (under 18) to receive an abortion only with parental or judicial consent. The key to the legality of an abortion law is whether or not the law imposes an "undue hardship" on actually receiving an abortion.

Answer 3

I wasn't going to answer this because I don't know of any place specifically, but then I glanced at some of the answers, and there is so much misunderstanding of the law that I wanted to make some things clear.

If you are talking about the US, then no, I don't think there is any state that outlaws abortion straight out, so to speak. And not because of Roe v. Wade. In that decision, the court ruled that it was unconstitutional, due to privacy concerns, for the US government to pass a law preventing abortions. This rule did not necessarily prevent states from enacting laws that prevent abortions -- for a short time, South Dakota had such a law but voters overturned it. Mississippi has tried to enact such a law, but none have passed its legislature. In some places, like Mississippi (which only has one place where abortions are preformed), there are many, many restrictions on abortions, and someone who may want to have one may be barred by circumstances.

The SD law was not challenged at the Supreme Court level, so it is unsure whether it would have passed a Roe v. Wade standard. Whether any state law would be permitted remains to be seen.

Answer 4

Not in the US -- the supreme court ruled long ago that abortion up to 12 weeks is legal in all states, though some states have put various restrictions on that.
It's legal in most of Europe, Japan, China, Russia, and in the majority of countries in the world. It's illegal in most Muslim-dominated countries, in the Philippines, and a few other places.

Answer 5

it should be unlawful, even with the undeniable fact that it nonetheless receives done. For some reason the lack of a lady isn't as significant because the lack of a fetus. So in countries the position women human beings aren't from now on valued, abortion is unlawful. the position women human beings have fee, abortion is legal. i'm professional life too, professional womens lives and protection first.

Answer 6

In Chile is illegal. Chile prohibits all abortions even to save the woman's life. Colombia has allowed abortion for the woman's life and in cases of rape. Mexico has done the same thing, too. Peru allows it in cases of mental disease and medical reasons. It seems each country is becoming more pro-choice as time goes by.

Answer 7

id would only hope this is a question of couriousity, and you not looking for a place to have a procedure done. We are talking about a living body. A heart beat just like yours and mind. I would suggest a good local church, and some counseling, spiritual counseling.

Answer 8

Most 'third world countries' it is illegal, it is also illegal in Ireland. I believe the majority of countries it is illegal (other than if mothers life is in danger)

Answer 9

No, abortion is protected by the U.S. Consitution's right to privacy. However, forms of abortion, notably late-term (partial-birth) abortion, has been banned, and such bans have been upheld due to the fetus' ability to live on its own at that point in its development.

Answer 10

Abortion is illegal in Ireland.