Introduction
For pregnancies that are the result of a crime, the Turkish criminal code allows for abortions through twenty weeks. Abortion care at state hospitals is covered by the state health insurance. Abortion is legal in Türkiye today. Population Planning Law No. 2827, enacted in 1983, lifted the legal restrictions on abortion that had been in place since thefounding of the Republic. The law allows for the optional termination of pregnancies up to 10 weeks through abortion. Abortion requires spousal consent if the pregnant person is married, and parental consent if the woman is under 18.The law permits abortion in cases where the pregnancy is more than 10 weeks and poses or threatens the woman's life or would cause serious harm to the unborn child or subsequent generations.
There is no time limit for this type of pregnancy termination. However, in such cases, the doctor must provide health authorities with the woman's identity, the procedure to be performed, and the reason for the procedure before proceeding. In an emergency, the operation must be performed within twenty-four hours. Turkish Criminal Law permits abortions up to 20 weeks for pregnancies resulting from a crime. Abortion services in public hospitals are covered by state health insurance.