Is abortion legal in India?
Legal (broad reasons)
Abortion is permitted on broad grounds including economic or social reasons.
India is one of 16 countries classified “Legal (broad reasons)” for abortion — 7% 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
- Nepal
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
- Bangladesh
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Bhutan
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Myanmar
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Pakistan
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Sri Lanka
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
Other laws in India
- Euthanasia
- Passive only
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
- Surrogacy
- Altruistic only
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-in (explicit consent)
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.