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abortion in samoa wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 crimes ordinance 1961 1 2 crimes amendment act of 1969 1 3 crimes act 2013 2 current events toggle current events subsection 2 1 national hiv aids and sti policy 2017 2022 2 2 committee on the elimination of discrimination against women 3 see also 4 references 5 further reading toggle the table of contents abortion in samoa 1 language فارسی edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia abortion in samoa is only legal if the abortion will save the mother s life or preserve her physical or mental health and only when the gestation period is less than 20 weeks 1 in samoa if an abortion is performed on a woman for any other reason or if a woman performs a self induced abortion the violator is subject to seven years in prison 2 1 history edit samoan abortion law was defined in the crimes ordinance 1961 and amended by the crimes amendment act of 1969 3 crimes ordinance 1961 edit the crimes ordinance 1961 implicitly defined abortion as an action which caused the death of an unborn child and was not taken in good faith for preservation of the life of the mother this carried a prison term of up to fourteen years if the action was deemed to be murder or five years if the action was deemed to be manslaughter 73 killing unborn child 1 every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who causes the death of any child that has not become a human being in such a manner that he would have been guilty of murder if the child had become a human being 2 every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years who causes the death of any child that has not become a human being in such a manner that he would have been guilty of manslaughter if the child had become a human being 3 no one is guilty of any crime who before or during the birth of any child causes its death by means employed in good faith for the preservation of the life of the mother crimes ordinance 1961 73 4 crimes amendment act of 1969 edit crimes amendment act of 1969 inserted 73a 73d into crimes ordinance 1961 explicitly defining abortion and stating that a violator of the following is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years 4 procuring abortion 73a female procuring her own miscarriage 73b supplying means of procuring abortion 73c effectiveness of means used immaterial 73d crimes act 2013 edit crimes ordinance 1961 was replaced by the crimes act 2013 5 stating that the following are illegal and the violator is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years procuring abortion by any means 112 female procuring her own miscarriage 113 supplying means of procuring abortion 114 effectiveness of means used immaterial 115 unless in the case of a pregnancy of not more than 20 weeks gestation the person doing the act a is a registered medical practitioner and b believes that the continuance of the pregnancy would result in serious danger not being danger normally attendant upon childbirth to the life or to the physical or mental health of the woman or girl crimes act 2013 116 6 current events edit national hiv aids and sti policy 2017 2022 edit in 2017 the samoan ministry of health produced a document entitled national hiv aids and sti policy 2017 2022 containing an analysis of abortion law in the crimes act 2013 this argues that the term serious danger to mental health would potentially apply to suicide risk rape incest and childhood pregnancy this analysis clashes with the who abortion policies database on the subject 1 the cases above demonstrate given the definition of unlawfully the abortion provisions do not apply where the pregnant woman was contemplating suicide or was raped presumably the provision regarding serious danger to the mental health of the woman or girl would extend to further circumstances for example where pregnancy is the product of an incestuous relationship where the pregnant girl is very young and arguably other circumstances that would create significant negative emotional consequences for the woman where it is believed this would lead to a serious danger to her mental health national hiv aids and sti policy 2017 2022 pp 60 the document called for the law to be amended to address abortion for hiv positive women as well as a legal analysis to assess the law the interpretation the inconsistency of case law and ultimate population access to quality services 7 8 prime minister tuilaepa lupesoliai sailele malielegaoi opposed these recommendations stating government will never ever accept legalizing abortion for any purposes regardless it is murder and similar to giving our women the license to kill and that is absolutely against our religious christian values and beliefs it s also totally against our culture and our way of life prime minister tuilaepa lupesoliai sailele malielegaoi statement from ministry of the prime minister and cabinet press secretary 9 10 committee on the elimination of discrimination against women edit in 2018 the committee on the elimination of discrimination against women cedaw recommended that the state party should amend the crimes act amend the crimes act to legalize abortion at least in cases of rape incest severe fetal impairment and risk to the health or life of the pregnant woman and to decriminalize abortion in all other cases and set a clear timetable for implementation concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of samoa 11 see also edit abortion law abortion debate religion and abortion societal attitudes towards abortion references edit 1 2 3 country profile samoa who global abortion policies database 2018 11 14 retrieved 2019 08 14 cao jenny september 2025 the state of abortion services in five pacific island countries a legislative analysis and scoping review bmc pregnancy childbirth 25 1 970 doi 10 1186 s12884 025 08005 0 pmc 12487553 pmid 41029199 abortion policies a global review volume iii oman to zimbabwe pdf united nations publications 2001 isbn 9789211513653 retrieved 5 august 2023 1 2 samoa crimes ordinance 1961 1961 no 13 international labour organization retrieved 2019 08 14 samoa crimes act 2013 2013 no 10 international labour organization retrieved 2019 08 14 crimes act 2013 pdf 2013 p 52 54 retrieved 2019 08 14 national hiv aids and sti policy 2017 2022 pdf archived from the original pdf on 2017 10 16 govt urged to amend abortion law samoa observer 2017 08 29 retrieved 2019 08 14 pm on abortion and same sex marriage facebook 2017 08 31 retrieved 2019 08 14 abortion is murder and license to kill samoa observer 2017 09 02 retrieved 2019 08 14 concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of samoa committee on the elimination of discrimination against women 2018 11 14 p 12 retrieved 2019 08 14 further reading edit police v apelu legal information institute retrieved 2019 08 14 v t e abortion in oceania sovereign states australia federated states of micronesia fiji indonesia kiribati marshall islands nauru new zealand palau papua new guinea samoa solomon islands tonga tuvalu vanuatu associated states of new zealand cook islands niue dependencies and other territories american samoa christmas island cocos keeling islands easter island french polynesia guam hawaii new caledonia norfolk island northern mariana islands pitcairn islands tokelau wallis and futuna v t e abortion main topics definitions history methods abortion debate philosophical aspects abortion law movements abortion rights movements anti abortion movements issues abortion and mental health beginning of human personhood beginning of pregnancy controversy abortion breast cancer hypothesis anti abortion violence abortion under communism birth control crisis pregnancy center ethical aspects of abortion eugenics forced abortion genetics and abortion late term abortion legal protection of access legalized abortion and crime effect libertarian perspectives on abortion limit of viability live births following abortion attempts malthusianism men s rights minors and abortion misinformation related to abortion natalism one child policy paternal rights and abortion post abortion care prenatal development prenatal rights reproductive rights self induced abortion sex selective abortion sidewalk counseling societal attitudes towards abortion socialism termination for medical reasons toxic abortion unsafe abortion women s rights by country africa algeria angola benin botswana burkina faso burundi cameroon cape verde central african republic chad democratic republic of the congo republic of the congo egypt equatorial guinea eritrea eswatini ethiopia gabon the gambia ghana guinea ivory coast kenya lesotho liberia libya madagascar malawi mali mauritius morocco mozambique namibia niger nigeria rwanda senegal seychelles sierra leone somalia south africa south sudan sudan tanzania togo tunisia uganda zambia zimbabwe asia afghanistan armenia azerbaijan bahrain bangladesh bhutan brunei cambodia china hong kong cyprus georgia india iran israel japan kazakhstan north korea south korea laos lebanon malaysia nepal northern cyprus philippines qatar saudi arabia singapore taiwan timor leste turkey united arab emirates vietnam yemen europe albania andorra austria belarus belgium bosnia and herzegovina bulgaria croatia czech republic denmark estonia finland france germany greece hungary iceland ireland italy kazakhstan latvia liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg malta moldova monaco montenegro netherlands north macedonia norway poland portugal romania russia san marino serbia slovakia slovenia spain sweden switzerland ukraine united kingdom north america bahamas belize canada costa rica cuba dominican republic el salvador guatemala honduras mexico nicaragua panama trinidad and tobago united states oceania australia micronesia fiji kiribati marshall islands new zealand papua new guinea samoa solomon islands tonga tuvalu vanuatu south america argentina bolivia brazil chile colombia ecuador guyana paraguay peru suriname uruguay venezuela law case law constitutional law history of abortion law laws by country buffer zones conscientious objection fetal protection six week bans informed consent late term restrictions parental involvement spousal consent methods vacuum aspiration dilation and evacuation dilation and curettage intact d x hysterotomy instillation menstrual extraction medical abortion abortifacient drugs methotrexate mifepristone misoprostol oxytocin self induced abortion unsafe abortion religion buddhism christianity catholicism hinduism islam judaism scientology category retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title abortion_in_samoa oldid 1350700108 categories health in samoa abortion by country abortion in oceania hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata this page was last edited on 23 april 2026 at 13 14 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of 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