Is abortion legal in the Central African Republic?
Illegal (with exceptions)
Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
The Central African Republic 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
- Chad
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Cameroon
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Republic of the Congo
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- South Sudan
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Sudan
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
Other laws in Central African Republic
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
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