Is abortion legal in Uruguay?

Legal on request

Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.

Uruguay 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

Argentina
Legal on request Abortion is available on request, subject to a gestational limit.
Paraguay
Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
Chile
Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
Bolivia
Legal (limited) Abortion is permitted on limited grounds such as a risk to health.
Falkland Islands
Legal (broad reasons) Abortion is permitted on broad grounds including economic or social reasons.
Brazil
Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.

Other laws in Uruguay

Euthanasia
Euthanasia legal

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