Is abortion legal in the Netherlands?
Legal on request
Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
The Netherlands is one of 76 countries classified “Legal on request” for abortion — 35% 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
- Belgium
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
- Luxembourg
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
- Germany
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
- Denmark
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
- France
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
- United Kingdom
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
Other laws in Netherlands
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia legal
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
- Surrogacy
- Altruistic only
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-out (presumed 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.