Is abortion legal in Curaçao?
Illegal (with exceptions)
Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
Curaçao 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
- Aruba
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Venezuela
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Puerto Rico
- Legal (broad reasons) Abortion is permitted on broad grounds including economic or social reasons.
- Dominican Republic
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Grenada
- 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 Curaçao
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