Abortion in Lithuania

Abortion in Lithuania is legal and available on request until the ninth week of pregnancy using special medication, up to 12th week using surgery and up to 22 weeks for medical reasons using surgery.[1][2][3] While Lithuania was a Republic of the Soviet Union (as the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic), abortions were regulated by the Government of the Soviet Union.[4]

  1. ^ "Women can choose a safer alternative to abortion". Valstybinė Ligoniu Kasa Prie Sveikatos Apsaugos Ministerijos. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Kas gali suteikti pagalbą moterims, susidūrusioms su kriziniu nėštumu?". Klaipėdos Rajono Savivaldybės Visuomenės Sveikatos Biuras. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ Worrell, Marc. "Abortion law Lithuania". Women on Waves. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Abortion in Lithuania (Word Document)". United Nations. Retrieved 8 July 2013.