Abortion in North Macedonia

Abortion in North Macedonia is legal on request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and in special circumstances between 12 and 22 weeks. Abortion in the Republic of North Macedonia is regulated by a 2019 law.[1]

The 1977 law regulating abortion, enacted while still part of Yugoslavia as the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, was not significantly altered until 2013.[2] Between 2013 and 2019 abortion access was restricted due to a law passed by a conservative government in 2013. A new law was passed in 2019 liberalizing access.[1]

At its peak in 1986, the abortion rate in the Republic of Macedonia was 70.6 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44; the rate fell after independence, to 28.5 by 1996.[2] As of 2010, the abortion rate was 11.1 abortions per 1000 women aged 15–44.[3]

  1. ^ a b "North Macedonia's abortion care law signals new dawn for reproductive freedom". 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "TFYR of Macedonia". Abortion Policies: A Global Review (DOC). Vol. Country Profiles. United Nations Population Division. 2002. pp. 127–9. OCLC 48213121. Archived from the original on 11 January 2005.
  3. ^ "World Abortion Policies 2013". United Nations. 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.