Is abortion legal in the Marshall Islands?
Illegal (with exceptions)
Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
The Marshall Islands 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
- Nauru
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Micronesia
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Tuvalu
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Solomon Islands
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Vanuatu
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Fiji
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
Other laws in Marshall Islands
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