Abortion in Israel is determined by a termination committee under various circumstances and is considered as one of the most liberal abortion procedures in the world. Prior to 2014, however, approval for an abortion in Israel by a termination committee was given under more limited circumstances, such as if the woman is unmarried, because of age (if the woman is under the age of 18 - the legal marriage age in Israel - or over the age 40), the pregnancy was conceived under illegal circumstances (rape, statutory rape, etc.) or an incestuous relationship, birth defects, risk of health to the mother, and life of the mother.