Is abortion legal in Sri Lanka?
Illegal (with exceptions)
Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
Sri Lanka 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
- Maldives
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- India
- Legal (broad reasons) Abortion is permitted on broad grounds including economic or social reasons.
- Bangladesh
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Myanmar
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Thailand
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
- Nepal
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
Other laws in Sri Lanka
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-in (explicit 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.