Table 2.
Abortion legality status of Pacific Island countries
| Country | Abortion legality category [11] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibited altogether (no explicit legal exception) | To save life of woman | To save life of woman/preserve physical health | To save life of woman/preserve physical health/mental health | To save life of woman/preserve physical/mental health/ on socioeconomic grounds | No restriction as to reason (with gestational and other requirements) | ||
| FSM | ✓ | ||||||
| Fiji | ✓ | ||||||
| Kiribati | ✓ | ||||||
| Marshall Islands | ✓ | ||||||
| Nauru | ✓ | ||||||
| Palau | ✓ | ||||||
| Samoa | ✓ | ||||||
| Solomon Islands | ✓ | ||||||
| Tonga | ✓ | ||||||
| Tuvalu | ✓ | ||||||
| Vanuatu | ✓ | ||||||