Is abortion legal in the Republic of the Congo?
Illegal (with exceptions)
Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
The Republic of the Congo 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
- Gabon
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Equatorial Guinea
- 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.
- São Tomé and Principe
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Central African Republic
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
Other laws in Republic of the Congo
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