Is abortion legal in the Maldives?
Illegal (with exceptions)
Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
The Maldives 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
- Sri Lanka
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Seychelles
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- India
- Legal (broad reasons) Abortion is permitted on broad grounds including economic or social reasons.
- Oman
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Bangladesh
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Somalia
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
Other laws in Maldives
- Suicide Laws
- Criminal offense
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
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.