Is abortion legal in Antigua and Barbuda?
Illegal (with exceptions)
Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
Antigua and Barbuda is one of 49 countries classified “Illegal (with exceptions)” for abortion — 22% of the 220 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Abortion law
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Montserrat
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Sint Maarten
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Dominica
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Anguilla
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- British Virgin Islands
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
Other laws in Antigua and Barbuda
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
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