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|colspan="7"|Abortion in Ghant is banned except in the following three circumstances. 1. When the woman's life or health is endangered by the continuation of pregnancy, 2. When the pregnancy is a result of a criminal act, or 3. When the fetus is seriously malformed. One common loophole is that natural {{wp|abortifacients}} are not illegal, so most women can use them without facing criminal charges.
|colspan="7"|Abortion in Ghant is banned except in the following three circumstances. 1. When the woman's life or health is endangered by the continuation of pregnancy, 2. When the pregnancy is a result of a criminal act, or 3. When the fetus is seriously malformed. One common loophole is that natural {{wp|abortifacients}} are not illegal, so most women can use them without facing criminal charges.
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|colspan="7"|While criminal law in Kembesa varies by duchy, abortion is universally regarded as homicide as dictated by the Kembesan Orthodox Church through canon law. Regardless of circumstance, premature termination of a pregnancy can result in a life sentence or even capital punishment for any or all parties involved.
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|colspan="7"| Abortion legislation varied by state until 1983 when it was legalised on a federal level. Between 1987 and 1989, limitations were placed on abortion, eventually restricting it only to cases of rape. In 2006, the new liberal government began relaxing restrictions on abortion. In 2015 a bill was introduced in parliament that would have reintroduced a number of restrictions; another bill introduced in that same session would have also prohibited abortion without the consent of the biological father. Both bills were defeated. Abortion remains a controversial topic in Lyncanestria.
|colspan="7"| Abortion legislation varied by state until 1983 when it was legalised on a federal level. Between 1987 and 1989, limitations were placed on abortion, eventually restricting it only to cases of rape. In 2006, the new liberal government began relaxing restrictions on abortion. In 2015 a bill was introduced in parliament that would have reintroduced a number of restrictions; another bill introduced in that same session would have also prohibited abortion without the consent of the biological father. Both bills were defeated. Abortion remains a controversial topic in Lyncanestria.
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|rowspan="3"|{{flag|Mniohuta}}
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| Established prior to recorded law.
| Established prior to recorded law.
| Established prior to recorded law.
| Established prior to recorded law. First codified in the [[Law of the Bloody Spear]].
| Termination based on mental illness was made illegal in 1998 under an anti-discrimination law.
| Not explicitly illegal, but generally not considered a factor because of Mniohuti family dynamics.
| Established prior to recorded law.
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|colspan="7"| While abortions have generally been accepted since pre-history in Mniohuta, it is generally considered taboo except in instances where it poses a danger to the mother or cases involving rape. Generally speaking, unless a mother doesn't particularly want to go through the process of having a child, issues such as socio-economic factors are not considered as raising a child is typically considered a communal effort and plenty of social institutions exist to support them without interfering with the mother's ability to work or a child's ability to undergo necessary socialization. 
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|colspan="7"|When the New Foundation of Ottonia legally went into effect on January 1st of 1950, it included an entry in its bill of rights section that guaranteed the right to an abortion. In practice, it is fairly easy to get an abortion for any reason within the first two trimesters of pregnancy, but most doctors will not perform third trimester abortions except for medical necessity (the life of the prospective mother is in danger taking the pregnancy to term, or the fetus has become nonviable) or for pregnancies which are the result of a criminal act. [[Ottonia|The Republic of Ottonia]] had kept abortion to protect the life and health of a mother and in instances of rape legal until the Republican government was forced into exile in 1922, whereupon it was replaced by a royalist government which outlawed abortion in all circumstances.
|colspan="7"|When the New Foundation of Ottonia legally went into effect on January 1st of 1950, it included an entry in its bill of rights section that guaranteed the right to an abortion. In practice, it is fairly easy to get an abortion for any reason within the first two trimesters of pregnancy, but most doctors will not perform third trimester abortions except for medical necessity (the life of the prospective mother is in danger taking the pregnancy to term, or the fetus has become nonviable) or for pregnancies which are the result of a criminal act. [[Ottonia|The Republic of Ottonia]] had kept abortion to protect the life and health of a mother and in instances of rape legal until the Republican government was forced into exile in 1922, whereupon it was replaced by a royalist government which outlawed abortion in all circumstances.
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|rowspan="3"|{{flag|Orun Redisus}}
| {{Yes}}
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| Since 1975
| Since 1975
| Since 1975
| Since 1975
| Since 1975
| Since 1975
| Since 1975
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|colspan="7"| Abortion in Orun Redisus is mostly permitted. There are a few cultural caveats that make its laws unique among developed nations due to its cultural history of a strong family unit. Redisan law permits abortion, however, in cases where the mother's life is not in danger, rape, and fetal defects, that the father of the child plays a role in determining if the child is carried through to the full term. In these cases, a father may request custody of the child when it is born. In these cases, a mother and father may sign a legal binding document rewarding custody of the child to the father and allowing the mother to relinquish legal custody and responsiblity.
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|rowspan="3"|{{flag|Seonko}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Partial}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
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| Since 1970
| Since 2001
| Since 2015
| Since 1970
| Since 1970
| Since 2001
| Since 2001
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|colspan="7"| Seonko has long held a liberal stance on providing regulated access to abortion. Since initial legalisation in the early 1970s, the circumstances under which abortions are permitted have gradually expanded from a status of de facto to official legalisation in the case of physical or mental health and socioeconomic factors.
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| {{Yes}}
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| {{No}}
| {{No}}
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| Since 1990
| Since 1990
| Never legalized
| Never legalized
| Since 1990
| Never legalized
| Never legalized
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|colspan="7"| Abortion is a taboo topic in Shimlar and Pashmir, largely informed by the [[https://iiwiki.us/wiki/Shimlar_and_Pashmir#Code_of_honor|Pashwali code of honor]]. Abortion is banned except when the woman's life or health is endangered by the continuation of pregnancy, or when the fetus is seriously malformed.
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|colspan="7"| All abortion was illegal in Sydalon until 2015, when it was legalized to protect a woman's life or threat of physical health. Nonetheless it is still a contentious topic with regular [[Parliament of Sydalon#National Assembly|National Assembly]] bills attempting to legalize abortion in other situations.  
|colspan="7"| All abortion was illegal in Sydalon until 2015, when it was legalized to protect a woman's life or threat of physical health. Nonetheless it is still a contentious topic with regular [[Parliament of Sydalon#National Assembly|National Assembly]] bills attempting to legalize abortion in other situations.  
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|rowspan="3"|{{flag|Talahara}}
| {{Yes}}
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| Antiquity
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| Antiquity
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|colspan="7"| The customary laws of the Kel Aman and Kel Hadar guaranteed the right to terminate a pregnancy in any circumstances prior to the {{wp|quickening}}. However, the abortion of a fetus after quickening was defensible in rare circumstances. In the early 20th century, a protracted legal battle which became entwined with questions on the right of the government to employ capital punishment led to a constitutional amendment to the [[Supreme Consensus of Talahara|Supreme Consensus]] which both enshrined the right to an abortion whenever medically practicable and abolished capital punishment.
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| Since 1861
| Since 1861
| Since the early 20th century
| Since 1861
| Since 1921
| Since 1983
| Since 1983
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|colspan="7"| Abortion has been traditionally practiced by Tyrian peoples in cases regarding maternal and/or fetal health, rape and incest since ancient times. The practice was outlawed under Latin rule and subsequent Coptic Nazarist city-states, but continued widely regardless of legality for centuries. Under the unified Tyreseian government, the practice was gradually expanded legally, with updated definitions and broader categories, until a 1983 national plebiscite abolished all prohibitions on abortion and legalized abortions on demand.
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|colspan="7"|Abortion is only permitted in limited circumstances, chiefly as a last resort if the mother's life, physical health, or mental health, is at serious risk of death. Otherwise, abortion is considered {{wp|murder}} and illegal.  
|colspan="7"|Abortion is only permitted in limited circumstances, chiefly as a last resort if the mother's life, physical health, or mental health, is at serious risk of death. Otherwise, abortion is considered {{wp|murder}} and illegal.  
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|rowspan="3"|{{flag|Zamorodna}}
| {{Yes}}
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| {{Partial}}
| {{Yes}}
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| Since 1977
| Since 1977
| Since 1977
| Since 1977
| Since 1977
| Never legalized
| Never legalized
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|colspan="7"| Abortion was made legal in 1977 by a judgment from the Koshovyy Otaman under specific circumstances. For example, abortion for reasons of mental health requires that a pregnant person is in imminent danger to themself or others as a result of the pregnancy. In the time since legalization, several challenges have been made through the courts but have failed. Access to abortion is inconsistent between the Tovarystva, and for many women it remains inaccessible, regardless of the legality. At present, certain doctors have also been known to offer abortions to women who do not qualify legally and have thus far evaded prosecution in their local Tovarystva.
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Country To protect woman's life Physical health Mental health Rape Fetal Defects Socio-economic factors On request
 Charnea Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Established prior to recorded law, first codified under Kaharnic law. Established prior to recorded law, first codified under Kaharnic law. Since 1909 Established prior to recorded law, first codified under Kaharnic law. Since 1909 Since 1968 Since 2014
Women and by extension women's issues and reproductive rights are historically prioritized in Charnean tribal society, in which women are more politically influential than men. Fundamental rights to abortion are traditional and predate written legal permissions, and additional abortion rights have been further expanded by successive governments of the Confederation.
 Garima Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial Partial
Since 1968 Since 1968 Since 1968 Since 1968 Since 1968 Since 1968 Since 1968
Abortion laws in Garima had varied by state until national legislation was passed in 1968 regulating abortion laws at the national level, recognizing the rights of women to receive an abortion in the events of endangerment to the life of the woman, physical or mental ailments, pregnancy as a result of rape or fetal defects. The states retained the right to allow abortions in other circumstances, including but not limited to socio-economic factors and abortion on-demand, with varying limitations during fetal development.
 Garza Yes Partial Partial Yes Yes No No
Since 1980 Since 1980 Since 1980 Since 1980 Since 1980 Never legalized Never legalized
Abortion in Garza is legal at the national level provided the pregnancy poses great danger to the life of the woman, if the pregnancy is a result of rape or if the fetus is non-viable. The provinces reserve the right to allow additional reasons based upon physical and mental health of the mother. The 1980 Abortion Act remains controversial to this day and a polarizing political issue in Garza.
 Gelonia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Since 1975 Since 1975 Since 1990 Since 1975 Since 1990 Since 1990 Since 1990
Abortion under specified circumstances first became legal in 1975. Further restrictions were lifted in 1990.
 Ghant Yes No No Yes Yes No No
Since 1802 Never legalized Never legalized Since 1802 Since 1802 Never legalized Never legalized
Abortion in Ghant is banned except in the following three circumstances. 1. When the woman's life or health is endangered by the continuation of pregnancy, 2. When the pregnancy is a result of a criminal act, or 3. When the fetus is seriously malformed. One common loophole is that natural abortifacients are not illegal, so most women can use them without facing criminal charges.
 Kembesa No No No No No No No
Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized
While criminal law in Kembesa varies by duchy, abortion is universally regarded as homicide as dictated by the Kembesan Orthodox Church through canon law. Regardless of circumstance, premature termination of a pregnancy can result in a life sentence or even capital punishment for any or all parties involved.
 Keuland No No No No No No No
Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized
Abortion in Keuland is illegal with no exceptions, with maximum sentences of up to 30 years in prison for women attempting them, with lighter sentences for accomplices. Doctors and physicians risk losing their medical licenses, fines and prison sentences.
 Latium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Since 1988 Since 2012 Since 2012 Since 2012 Since 2012 Never legalized Never legalized
Abortion had been originally legalized in 1969, only to be overturned with a complete ban in 1971. It has been a contentious topic since, with the most recent methods for legal abortion being very limited.
 Lihnidos Yes No No Yes No No No
Since 1980 Never legalized Never legalized Since 1980 Since 1987 Never legalized Never legalized
Abortion in Lihnidos is legal only in extreme circumstances. Abortions can only legally be preformed if the life of the mother is in danger or if the pregnancy was a result of rape. Abortions for fetal defects had been legalized by a Democratic Coalition government in 1980 but was made illegal by a Conservative-National government in 1987. If a woman currently wishes to get an abortion she must be within the first twenty weeks of the pregnancy and is required to go through mandatory counseling. Abortion remains a sensitive topic in Lihnidos.
 Lyncanestria Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No
Since 2007 Since 2007 Since 1989 Since 1979 Since 2013 Since 1987  –
Abortion legislation varied by state until 1983 when it was legalised on a federal level. Between 1987 and 1989, limitations were placed on abortion, eventually restricting it only to cases of rape. In 2006, the new liberal government began relaxing restrictions on abortion. In 2015 a bill was introduced in parliament that would have reintroduced a number of restrictions; another bill introduced in that same session would have also prohibited abortion without the consent of the biological father. Both bills were defeated. Abortion remains a controversial topic in Lyncanestria.
 Mniohuta Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial No Yes
Established prior to recorded law. Established prior to recorded law. Established prior to recorded law. Established prior to recorded law. First codified in the Law of the Bloody Spear. Termination based on mental illness was made illegal in 1998 under an anti-discrimination law. Not explicitly illegal, but generally not considered a factor because of Mniohuti family dynamics. Established prior to recorded law.
While abortions have generally been accepted since pre-history in Mniohuta, it is generally considered taboo except in instances where it poses a danger to the mother or cases involving rape. Generally speaking, unless a mother doesn't particularly want to go through the process of having a child, issues such as socio-economic factors are not considered as raising a child is typically considered a communal effort and plenty of social institutions exist to support them without interfering with the mother's ability to work or a child's ability to undergo necessary socialization.
 North Ottonia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Since 1950 Since 1950 Since 1950 Since 1950 Since 1950 Since 1950 Since 1950
When the New Foundation of Ottonia legally went into effect on January 1st of 1950, it included an entry in its bill of rights section that guaranteed the right to an abortion. In practice, it is fairly easy to get an abortion for any reason within the first two trimesters of pregnancy, but most doctors will not perform third trimester abortions except for medical necessity (the life of the prospective mother is in danger taking the pregnancy to term, or the fetus has become nonviable) or for pregnancies which are the result of a criminal act. The Republic of Ottonia had kept abortion to protect the life and health of a mother and in instances of rape legal until the Republican government was forced into exile in 1922, whereupon it was replaced by a royalist government which outlawed abortion in all circumstances.
 Orun Redisus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial
Since 1975 Since 1975 Since 1975 Since 1975 Since 1975 Since 1975 Since 1975
Abortion in Orun Redisus is mostly permitted. There are a few cultural caveats that make its laws unique among developed nations due to its cultural history of a strong family unit. Redisan law permits abortion, however, in cases where the mother's life is not in danger, rape, and fetal defects, that the father of the child plays a role in determining if the child is carried through to the full term. In these cases, a father may request custody of the child when it is born. In these cases, a mother and father may sign a legal binding document rewarding custody of the child to the father and allowing the mother to relinquish legal custody and responsiblity.
 Seonko Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes
Since 1970 Since 2001 Since 2015 Since 1970 Since 1970 Since 2001 Since 2001
Seonko has long held a liberal stance on providing regulated access to abortion. Since initial legalisation in the early 1970s, the circumstances under which abortions are permitted have gradually expanded from a status of de facto to official legalisation in the case of physical or mental health and socioeconomic factors.
 Shimlar and Pashmir Yes Yes No No Yes No No
Since 1990 Since 1990 Never legalized Never legalized Since 1990 Never legalized Never legalized
Abortion is a taboo topic in Shimlar and Pashmir, largely informed by the [code of honor]. Abortion is banned except when the woman's life or health is endangered by the continuation of pregnancy, or when the fetus is seriously malformed.
 South Ottonia Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No
1954 1954 Never Legalized 1991 1954 Never Legalized Never Legalized
Erobran Henrik II legalized abortion to protect the life and physical health of a prospective mother, as well as in instances of rape or severe fetal defect in 1954. However, the rape allowance was overturned by his successor, Wyllem I. It was restored in 1991 by Robyrt I. Prior to the Ottonian Revolution, the royalist government of Ottonia had criminalized abortion under all circumstances upon coming to power in 1918.
 Sydalon Yes Yes No No No No No
Legalized 2015 Legalized 2015 Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized
All abortion was illegal in Sydalon until 2015, when it was legalized to protect a woman's life or threat of physical health. Nonetheless it is still a contentious topic with regular National Assembly bills attempting to legalize abortion in other situations.
 Talahara Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Antiquity Antiquity 1910 Antiquity 1910 1910 1910
The customary laws of the Kel Aman and Kel Hadar guaranteed the right to terminate a pregnancy in any circumstances prior to the quickening. However, the abortion of a fetus after quickening was defensible in rare circumstances. In the early 20th century, a protracted legal battle which became entwined with questions on the right of the government to employ capital punishment led to a constitutional amendment to the Supreme Consensus which both enshrined the right to an abortion whenever medically practicable and abolished capital punishment.
 Tyreseia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Since 1861 Since 1861 Since the early 20th century Since 1861 Since 1921 Since 1983 Since 1983
Abortion has been traditionally practiced by Tyrian peoples in cases regarding maternal and/or fetal health, rape and incest since ancient times. The practice was outlawed under Latin rule and subsequent Coptic Nazarist city-states, but continued widely regardless of legality for centuries. Under the unified Tyreseian government, the practice was gradually expanded legally, with updated definitions and broader categories, until a 1983 national plebiscite abolished all prohibitions on abortion and legalized abortions on demand.
 Uluujol Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
1972 1972 1972 1972 1972 Never legalized Never legalized
Prior to 1972 abortion was only lightly regulated although it was taboo in many regions of Uluujol and was in practice harshly restricted by local authorities. In 1972 Khagan Nikan V signed an imperial decree bringing all abortion laws and regulations in the Khaganate to a single standard, outlining the conditions under which abortions could and could not be performed, and proscribing hefty fines and even some light jail sentences for violations.
 Vardana Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Since 1925 Since 1925 Since 1925 Since 1925 Since 1925 Since 1925 Since 1967
Abortion in Vardana was legalized in 1925, with the addition of abortions on request since 1967.
 Yisrael Yes Yes Partial No No No No
Since the Talmudic era Since the Talmudic era Since the early 20th century Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized Never legalized
Abortion is only permitted in limited circumstances, chiefly as a last resort if the mother's life, physical health, or mental health, is at serious risk of death. Otherwise, abortion is considered murder and illegal.
 Zamorodna Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes No No
Since 1977 Since 1977 Since 1977 Since 1977 Since 1977 Never legalized Never legalized
Abortion was made legal in 1977 by a judgment from the Koshovyy Otaman under specific circumstances. For example, abortion for reasons of mental health requires that a pregnant person is in imminent danger to themself or others as a result of the pregnancy. In the time since legalization, several challenges have been made through the courts but have failed. Access to abortion is inconsistent between the Tovarystva, and for many women it remains inaccessible, regardless of the legality. At present, certain doctors have also been known to offer abortions to women who do not qualify legally and have thus far evaded prosecution in their local Tovarystva.