Is abortion legal in the Dominican Republic?
Illegal (with exceptions)
Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
The Dominican 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
- Haiti
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Puerto Rico
- Legal (broad reasons) Abortion is permitted on broad grounds including economic or social reasons.
- British Virgin Islands
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Aruba
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Jamaica
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
Other laws in Dominican Republic
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