Is abortion legal in The Gambia?
Illegal (with exceptions)
Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
The Gambia 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
- Senegal
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Guinea-Bissau
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
- Guinea
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Mauritania
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Sierra Leone
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Cape Verde
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
Other laws in The Gambia
- Suicide Laws
- Criminal offense
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.