Are there any countries where abortion is banned?

25% of the places all over the world still have very restrictive laws against abortion. Most of these countries come from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. El Salvador is one of the countries with strict abortion laws. Women who are proven to have had an abortion would need to face jail time.

Most of the countries in the world right now allow abortion when the mother’s life is at risk, but there are still some countries wherein it is not allowed, such as Malta, Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua.

Abortion is also completely banned in the Vatican, but this is understandable given the fact that most of the people who are living there are clergies.

There are about 26 countries where abortion is completely banned with no exceptions. This includes: Andorra, Angola, Congo – Brazzaville, Congo – Kinshasa, Dominican republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Laos, Madagascar, Malta, Marshall islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Nicaragua, Palau, Philippines, San Marino, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Suriname and Tonga.

37 other countries prohibit abortion unless the pregnancy endangers the woman’s life. This includes the following countries: Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Cote d’Ivoire, Darussalam, Dominica, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Kiribati, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Timor – Lest, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, west bank & Gaza and Yemen.