Overview
- National statistics show a new high of 259,400 abortions in 2025, raising the rate to 17.8 per 1,000 women aged 15–49 and marking continued growth across age groups.
- A Planning familial barometer finds access is worsening with three in four patients waiting more than seven days for an appointment and half reporting a professional refused to accompany them.
- Medical abortions now account for about 81% of procedures, increasing outpatient and drug-based care but not resolving delays or local shortages of trained providers.
- The Health Ministry’s 2026–2030 roadmap proposes easing legal barriers, including extending the abortion deadline and limiting the specific conscience clause for health workers.
- The gap between rising demand and falling local access is deepening territorial and social inequalities, pushing more people to seek information online or from AI and prompting polarized calls for prevention, research and policy action.