Is abortion legal in the United Arab Emirates?
Legal (limited)
Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
The United Arab Emirates is one of 70 countries classified “Legal (limited)” for abortion — 32% 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
- Qatar
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Bahrain
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
- Oman
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Kuwait
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Iran
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
- Saudi Arabia
- Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
Other laws in United Arab Emirates
- Suicide Laws
- Criminal offense
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
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