Is abortion legal in Saint Helena?
Legal (broad reasons)
Abortion is permitted on broad grounds including economic or social reasons.
Saint Helena is one of 16 countries classified “Legal (broad reasons)” for abortion — 7% 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
- São Tomé and Principe
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
- Liberia
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Angola
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Namibia
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Gabon
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Equatorial Guinea
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
Other laws in Saint Helena
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