Abortion in Kazakhstan

Abortion in Kazakhstan is legal on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, between 12 and 24 weeks on a variety of socioeconomic and medical grounds, and after 24 weeks in life threatening circumstances.[1]

History

Abortion law in Kazakhstan is based upon law in the former USSR and has not been updated since independence in 1992.[2]

References

  1. Worrell, Marc. "Abortion law Kazakhstan". Women on Waves. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. Abortion Policies: Oman to Zimbabwe. United Nations Publications. 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2014.


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