Pinter B, Aubeny E, Bartfai G, Loeber O, Ozalp S, Webb A
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2005 Mar;10(1):51-8. doi: 10.1080/13625180500035231.
The accessibility and availability of abortion are a reflection of abortion law and the accessibility and availability of abortion services. Experiences from six European countries with different political, cultural, social and religious backgrounds (the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Slovenia, Hungary and Turkey) are presented.
Abortion laws in Europe range from complete prohibition to complete liberalization of abortion. Some countries demand a waiting period for the procedure, pre-abortion counseling, parental approval for minors, and in the others there are no mandatory requirements. Abortions are generally performed in authorized facilities by gynecologists or general practitioners. Abortion services are easily accessible, in terms of the law, availability of facilities and health insurance coverage of the procedure in the Netherlands, France and Slovenia. Abortion service is less accessible in United Kingdom, Hungary and Turkey, as a result of limited accessibility to abortion services or a relatively high abortion fee. In some Eastern European countries there has been a tendency in the last decade to limit the availability and access to abortion.
In Europe abortion is generally well accessible in terms of abortion laws. There are differences in accessibility to abortion services between the countries, and in some countries, also between different areas of the country.
堕胎的可及性和可得性反映了堕胎法律以及堕胎服务的可及性和可得性。本文介绍了六个具有不同政治、文化、社会和宗教背景的欧洲国家（荷兰、法国、英国、斯洛文尼亚、匈牙利和土耳其）的情况。
欧洲的堕胎法律从完全禁止到完全自由化不等。一些国家要求手术有等待期、堕胎前咨询、未成年人需父母同意，而其他国家则没有强制性要求。堕胎通常由妇科医生或全科医生在授权机构进行。从法律、设施可得性以及该手术在荷兰、法国和斯洛文尼亚的医疗保险覆盖范围来看，堕胎服务很容易获得。在英国、匈牙利和土耳其，由于堕胎服务可及性有限或堕胎费用相对较高，堕胎服务较难获得。在一些东欧国家，过去十年存在限制堕胎可得性和可及性的趋势。
在欧洲，就堕胎法律而言，堕胎总体上很容易获得。各国之间以及一些国家不同地区之间在堕胎服务可及性方面存在差异。
