RWANDA – Details of the Ministerial Order regulating abortion

RWANDA – Details of the Ministerial Order regulating abortion

by International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion
Apr 26, 2019

In October 2018, the Rwandan government removed the requirement of court approval and the second doctor’s permission for a legal abortion. These changes came into effect with Ministerial Order No.002/MoH/2019 on 8 April 2019, which outlines the conditions to be satisfied for a medical doctor to be able to approve and provide abortion care – a major step forward legally.

The Ministerial Order No.002/MoH/2019 of 8 April 2019, states:

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