Is abortion legal in South Sudan?
Illegal (with exceptions)
Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
South Sudan 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
- Sudan
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Uganda
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Ethiopia
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Central African Republic
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Rwanda
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Kenya
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
Other laws in South Sudan
- Suicide Laws
- Criminal offense
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
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.