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'''Abortion in Slovakia''' was fully legalized on 23 October 1986.<ref name="un">[ |
'''Abortion in Slovakia''' was fully legalized on 23 October 1986.<ref name="un">[https://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/doc/slovakia.doc Slovakia - ABORTION POLICY - United Nations]</ref> [[Abortion]]s were provided with restrictions in [[Slovakia]] and what is now the [[Czech Republic]] as early as 19 December 1957,<ref name="un"/> but it was the 1986 law which removed the requirement of medical approval for abortions before the twelfth week of [[pregnancy]].<ref name="un"/> Girls under 16 require parental consent for an abortion, while girls aged 16 and 17 can have the procedure performed without consent but the parents still have to be notified.<ref name="un"/> |
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To procure an abortion on demand, a woman must have not exceeded the twelfth week of her pregnancy, and she must make her request for an abortion known in writing to her [[family physician]].<ref name="un"/> Counseling and [[birth control]] information is given to the woman, and she is referred to a hospital to terminate her pregnancy.<ref name="un"/> After twelve weeks, a group of physicians must approve the abortion, which in practice only occurs if there is a chance of irreparable harm for either the [[fetus]] or the mother.<ref name="un"/> |
To procure an abortion on demand, a woman must have not exceeded the twelfth week of her pregnancy, and she must make her request for an abortion known in writing to her [[family physician]].<ref name="un"/> Counseling and [[birth control]] information is given to the woman, and she is referred to a hospital to terminate her pregnancy.<ref name="un"/> After twelve weeks, a group of physicians must approve the abortion, which in practice only occurs if there is a chance of irreparable harm for either the [[fetus]] or the mother.<ref name="un"/> |
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The abortion rate peaked in the late 1980s after the liberalization of the old abortion law, with nearly 40 abortions per 1000 births.<ref name="births">[http://www.infostat.sk/slovakpopin/abortionx.htm Abortion from InfoStat of Slovakia]</ref> In 2004, the figure fell below 15 abortions per 1000 births, its lowest rate since the government started tracking abortion figures in 1958.<ref name="births"/> |
The abortion rate peaked in the late 1980s after the liberalization of the old abortion law, with nearly 40 abortions per 1000 births.<ref name="births">[http://www.infostat.sk/slovakpopin/abortionx.htm Abortion from InfoStat of Slovakia]</ref> In 2004, the figure fell below 15 abortions per 1000 births, its lowest rate since the government started tracking abortion figures in 1958.<ref name="births"/> |
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{{as of|2010}}, the abortion rate was 13.9 abortions per 1000 women aged 15-44 years. <ref name="un2013">{{Cite web | title = World Abortion Policies 2013 | publisher = United Nations | year = 2013 | url = |
{{as of|2010}}, the abortion rate was 13.9 abortions per 1000 women aged 15-44 years. <ref name="un2013">{{Cite web | title = World Abortion Policies 2013 | publisher = United Nations | year = 2013 | url = https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/policy/world-abortion-policies-2013.shtml | accessdate = 3 March 2014 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 10:57, 28 June 2017
Abortion in Slovakia was fully legalized on 23 October 1986.[1] Abortions were provided with restrictions in Slovakia and what is now the Czech Republic as early as 19 December 1957,[1] but it was the 1986 law which removed the requirement of medical approval for abortions before the twelfth week of pregnancy.[1] Girls under 16 require parental consent for an abortion, while girls aged 16 and 17 can have the procedure performed without consent but the parents still have to be notified.[1]
To procure an abortion on demand, a woman must have not exceeded the twelfth week of her pregnancy, and she must make her request for an abortion known in writing to her family physician.[1] Counseling and birth control information is given to the woman, and she is referred to a hospital to terminate her pregnancy.[1] After twelve weeks, a group of physicians must approve the abortion, which in practice only occurs if there is a chance of irreparable harm for either the fetus or the mother.[1]
The abortion rate peaked in the late 1980s after the liberalization of the old abortion law, with nearly 40 abortions per 1000 births.[2] In 2004, the figure fell below 15 abortions per 1000 births, its lowest rate since the government started tracking abortion figures in 1958.[2]
As of 2010[update], the abortion rate was 13.9 abortions per 1000 women aged 15-44 years. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Slovakia - ABORTION POLICY - United Nations
- ^ a b Abortion from InfoStat of Slovakia
- ^ "World Abortion Policies 2013". United Nations. 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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