Is abortion legal in the Northern Mariana Islands?
Illegal
Abortion is prohibited, with no explicit exceptions recorded.
The Northern Mariana Islands is one of 8 countries classified “Illegal” for abortion — 4% 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
- Guam
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
- Palau
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Micronesia
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Japan
- Legal (broad reasons) Abortion is permitted on broad grounds including economic or social reasons.
- Papua New Guinea
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Philippines
- Illegal Abortion is prohibited, with no explicit exceptions recorded.
Other laws in Northern Mariana Islands
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
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