Is abortion legal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Legal (limited)
Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
- Burundi
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Rwanda
- 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.
- Angola
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Zambia
- Legal (broad reasons) Abortion is permitted on broad grounds including economic or social reasons.
- Uganda
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
Other laws in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
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