World Population Policies 2017
Abortion Laws and Policies – a Global Assessment

9789211483437

Paperback / softback, published 30 November 2021

448 pages
28 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm, 1.075 kg

This publication provides an overview of laws and policies relating to induced abortion. It includes consideration of the various legal grounds for abortion and selected requirements for induced abortion, including gestational limits, the number of personnel required to authorise an abortion, mandatory third-party consent, and compulsory counselling and waiting periods.