Is abortion legal in Côte d'Ivoire?
Legal (limited)
Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
Côte d'Ivoire is one of 70 countries classified “Legal (limited)” for abortion — 32% 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
- Liberia
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Guinea
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Ghana
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Sierra Leone
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Burkina Faso
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Mali
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
Other laws in Côte d'Ivoire
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
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