LAWS ON ABORTION Legal grounds for induced abortion Yes ― No ― No ― No ― No ― No ― No ― No ― No ― No ― ― ― Persons who can be criminally charged for an illegal abortion Yes Yes Yes REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUCED ABORTION Authorizations required Consent required ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Other requirements ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Age when a woman can obtain an abortion without parental or judicial consent ― ― Sex-selective abortion ― ― ACCESS TO ABORTION SERVICES Methods for induced abortions ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Restrictions on the methods to detect the sex of the foetus Copyright © 2019 by United Nations, made available under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0 IGO): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Prohibition of sex-selective abortion Abortion laws and policies, 2017 Number of authorizations Cadre of health care professional Doctor (specialty not specified) In cases of rape In cases of foetal impairment For economic or social reason On request To save life To preserve health To preserve mental health To preserve physical health In cases of incest In cases of intellectual or cognitive disability Specialist doctor, including OB/GYN Authorization of health care professional(s) For other reason(s) Provider Woman Spousal consent Parental consent for minors Compulsory waiting period HIV test Other STI test(s) Gestational age limits Compulsory counselling Length of waiting period (days) Ultrasound viewing or listening to heartbeat Other providers Nurse Midwife/nurse-midwife For minors In case of rape Police report in case of rape Combination mifepristone- misoprostol Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Policies 2017: Abortion laws and policies, available at: https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/index.asp. Age limit for parental consent (years) Judicial authorization Vacuum aspiration Dilatation and evacuation Misoprostol only Consent by another adult Other person who assists the woman Age limit for judicial consent (years) Mandatory screening test Authorized in specially licensed facilities Afghanistan Gestational limit for each method (weeks) Gestational limit for each legal ground (weeks) Currently permissible in the country Currently allowed in the country Other method(s)
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