# Abortion in Monaco > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Abortion_in_Monaco > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Abortion_in_Monaco.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Monaco > Source revision: 1323850582 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Abortion in Monaco** is illegal except in cases of [rape](/source/Rape), [fetal deformity](/source/Congenital_abnormality), illness, or [fatal danger to the mother](/source/Maternal_death).[1] The most recent abortion legislation was [enacted](/source/Enactment_of_a_bill) on 8 April 2009; before then [Monaco](/source/Monaco) had one of the strictest [abortion](/source/Abortion) laws in Europe, only allowing the procedure if there was deemed to be a very high risk of fatality for the woman.[2] The previous abortion law, from 1967, outlawed abortion under any circumstance, but other previous criminal law cases agreed abortion was acceptable if it saved the life of the woman.[2] Under the old law, women undergoing an [illegal abortion](/source/Unsafe_abortion#Illegal_abortion) were subject to a prison term up to three years, with the abortion provider subject to a prison term up to five years.[2] If the abortion provider was in the medical profession, their right to practice medicine would be taken away.[2] In August 2019, abortion was [decriminalised](/source/Decriminalised) in Monaco, though it was not [legalised](/source/Legalised).[3] While abortion is partially legal in Monaco, Monaco itself is surrounded on three sides by [France](/source/France), where elective abortion care is completely legal and available.[4] There are no known restrictions for Monegasque residents on getting abortions outside Monaco, and the nearest clinic to Monaco is circa 120m northwest of the *Avenue d'Alsace* border crossing.[5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Monaco to decriminalise abortion, but no legalisation"](https://www.france24.com/en/20190805-monaco-decriminalise-abortion-but-no-legalisation). *France 24*. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2024-02-28. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-un_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-un_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-un_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-un_2-3) ["Monaco - Abortion policy - United Nations"](https://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/doc/monaco.doc). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191007150417/https://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/doc/monaco.doc) from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2017-06-28. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Monaco prêt à dépénaliser l'avortement, mais sans l'autoriser"](https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2019/08/05/monaco-pret-a-depenaliser-l-avortement-mais-sans-l-autoriser_5496872_3210.html). *Le Monde* (in French). 2019-08-05. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191007150414/https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2019/08/05/monaco-pret-a-depenaliser-l-avortement-mais-sans-l-autoriser_5496872_3210.html) from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-10-07.. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Monaco, Abortion and the Church"](https://madmonaco.blogspot.com/2009/12/monaco-abortion-and-church.html). Mad for Monaco. 3 December 2009. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200222112222/http://madmonaco.blogspot.com/2009/12/monaco-abortion-and-church.html) from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Centre IVG - RDV en 24H à Beausoleil"](https://www.bottin.fr/fiche-locale/edhcibbcgegiacgddfc--centre-ivg-rdv-en-24h--beausoleil.htm) (in French). Bottin.fr. 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