Abortion in Ecuador

Abortion in Ecuador is illegal except when performed in the case of a threat to the life or health of a pregnant woman (when this threat cannot be averted by other means) or when the pregnancy is the result of a sexual crime against a mentally disabled woman and her legal representative has consented. In 2021, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled for further liberalization, decriminalizing abortion in all cases of rape. The Ministry of Public Health provides guidelines on therapeutic abortion.

Abortion in Ecuador

Abortion in Ecuador is illegal except when performed in the case of a threat to the life or health of a pregnant woman (when this threat cannot be averted by other means) or when the pregnancy is the result of a sexual crime against a mentally disabled woman and her legal representative has consented. In 2021, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled for further liberalization, decriminalizing abortion in all cases of rape. The Ministry of Public Health provides guidelines on therapeutic abortion.