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encyclopedia in the republic of the congo abortion is illegal in all cases the law based on that of france sets fines and prison sentences for abortions but these are rarely enforced abortion is common particularly among young women with the highest rates in niari and pointe noire illegal providers in brazzaville known as manganguistes sell abortion pills and perform abortions unsafe abortion contributes to maternal mortality activists and doctors have advocated for legalizing abortion while other activists have led anti abortion campaigns legislation edit article 317 of the penal code of the republic of the congo bans abortion on all grounds providing an abortion is punishable by a prison sentence of 120 thousand to 2 4 million francs or 1 2 to 4 8 million francs for repeat offenses receiving or assisting in an abortion is punishable by six months to two years in prison and a fine of 24 to 480 thousand francs health workers who provide materials or recommendations for abortion may be punished by six months to two years in prison and a fine of 240 thousand to 2 4 million francs 1 2 an abortion may be legal if authorized by a committee 3 as a colony of france congo inherited france s abortion law and it retains article 317 of the french penal code of 1810 4 5 abortion is also prohibited by article 2 of the family code and article 8 of the code of ethics for social affairs professions 6 the country is a party to the maputo protocol which includes a right to abortion on certain grounds but its law is not in line with the treaty 7 prevalence edit the estimated annual abortion rate in congo in 2015 2019 was 54 700 equating to 43 of unintended pregnancies or 21 of all pregnancies this rate had decreased by 15 since 1995 1999 after having increased by 11 since 1990 1994 equating to an unchanging proportion of unintended pregnancies 8 unsafe abortion contributes to the country s high maternal mortality rate 9 the country does not have official abortion statistics 10 in brazzaville abortions are commonly provided by illegal vendors of abortion pills or herbal products known as manganguistes as of 2020 update they provide nearly 80 of the city s abortions with many conducting the procedure themselves in their homes or offices 11 illegal abortions in the city cost 10 000 to 50 000 francs 15 to 76 euros as of 2024 update 12 abortion products sold by mangaguistes cost 100 to 10 000 francs as of 2020 update lower than the cost in licensed pharmacies 13 illegal abortion products are often unsafe 10 a 2012 ministry of health report said that of 10 000 women surveyed 23 had had abortions 7 a survey published in 2020 in plos one estimated that 39 of women of reproductive age in the country had had abortions 14 abortion rates are highest in the departments of niari and pointe noire as of 2017 update the most likely women to have abortions are under 30 married urban upper class or educated 15 a 2015 survey found that 31 3 of young women had had abortions 16 the most common motives for abortions are desire to space births and inability to afford a child other motives include influence of partners and desire to continue work or education 17 illegal abortions in the country are almost never prosecuted 10 the activist group avenir nepad congo aims to educate the public about abortion and increase availability of medical abortion 6 some doctors have also advocated for abortion reform 18 in 2018 it was reported that certain anti abortion movements in congo had engaged in fake news campaigns targeting youth on social media 6 see also edit abortion in africa health in the republic of the congo human rights in the republic of the congo references edit country profile congo global abortion policies database world health organization 11 may 2022 retrieved 24 june 2025 code pénal pdf world health organization pp 216 217 knoppers brault sloss 1990 pp 913 914 knoppers brault sloss 1990 p 897 908 ngwena charles 2014 human rights and african abortion laws a handbook for judges pdf ipas retrieved 7 august 2025 1 2 3 ibara fortuné gotène marcelle 27 september 2018 santé reproductive l association avenir nepad congo milite pour la dépénalisation de l avortement médicalisé reproductive health the association avenir nepad congo advocates for decriminalization of medical abortion agence d information d afrique centrale in french retrieved 3 july 2025 1 2 en afrique les militants d une autorisation de l avortement craignent un recul in africa activists supporting the legalization of abortion fear a setback radio france internationale in french 26 june 2022 retrieved 3 july 2025 country profile congo guttmacher institute 2022 retrieved 24 june 2025 mbou essie et al 2020 p 3 1 2 3 martial loïcia 28 september 2023 droit à l avortement une grande disparité sur le continent africain right to abortion a large disparity on the african continent radio france internationale in french retrieved 3 july 2025 mbou essie et al 2020 pp 3 5 martial loïcia 28 september 2024 au congo brazzaville l avortement officiellement interdit mais pratiqué clandestinement in congo brazzaville abortion is officially banned but practiced clandestinely radio france internationale in french retrieved 3 july 2025 mbou essie et al 2020 p 4 seidu et al 2020 p 4 chae et al 2017 pp 5 7 11 ekholuenetale ekholuenetale barrow 2021 p 4 oyé firmin 7 october 2024 santé maternelle les avortements clandestins en hausse de 31 3 chez les jeunes filles maternal health clandestine abortions at a rate of 31 3 among young women agence d information d afrique centrale in french retrieved 3 july 2025 ekholuenetale ekholuenetale barrow 2021 pp 4 9 11 severin arsène 2 march 2017 au congo brazza les avortements sont interdits in congo brazza abortions are banned deutsche welle in french retrieved 3 july 2025 works cited edit chae sophia desai sheila crowell marjorie sedgh gilda singh susheela 29 march 2017 gebhardt stefan ed characteristics of women obtaining induced abortions in selected low and middle income countries plos one 12 3 e0172976 bibcode 2017ploso 1272976c doi 10 1371 journal pone 0172976 issn 1932 6203 pmc 5371299 pmid 28355285 ekholuenetale michael ekholuenetale charity ehimwenma barrow amadou 17 march 2021 prognostic factors of time to first abortion after sexual debut among fragile state congolese women a survival analysis bmc public health 21 1 525 doi 10 1186 s12889 021 10599 x issn 1471 2458 pmc 7968319 pmid 33731079 knoppers bartha maria brault isabel sloss elizabeth 1990 abortion law in francophone countries the american journal of comparative law 38 4 889 922 doi 10 2307 840616 issn 0002 919x jstor 840616 pmid 11659448 mbou essie darius eryx ndinga hermann niama ange oyere guy kifoueni grace ibara jean rosaire 30 june 2020 avortements clandestins compliques et médicaments de la rue à brazzaville clandestine abortions and street medications in brazzaville the pan african medical journal in french 36 143 143 doi 10 11604 pamj 2020 36 143 18816 issn 1937 8688 pmc 7436636 pmid 32874407 seidu abdul aziz ahinkorah bright opoku ameyaw edward kwabena hubert amu agbemavi wonder armah ansah ebenezer kwesi budu eugene sambah francis tackie vivian 23 july 2020 what has women s reproductive health decision making capacity and other factors got to do with pregnancy termination in sub saharan africa evidence from 27 cross sectional surveys plos one 15 7 e0235329 bibcode 2020ploso 1535329s doi 10 1371 journal pone 0235329 pmc 7377410 pmid 32702035 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 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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 v t e abortion in africa sovereign states algeria angola benin botswana burkina faso burundi cameroon cape verde central african republic chad comoros democratic republic of the congo republic of the congo djibouti egypt equatorial guinea eritrea eswatini ethiopia gabon the gambia ghana guinea guinea bissau ivory coast kenya lesotho liberia libya madagascar malawi mali mauritania mauritius morocco mozambique namibia niger nigeria rwanda são tomé and príncipe senegal seychelles sierra leone somalia south africa south sudan sudan tanzania togo tunisia uganda zambia zimbabwe states with limited recognition sahrawi arab democratic republic somaliland dependencies and other territories canary islands ceuta melilla spain madeira portugal mayotte réunion france saint helena ascension island tristan da cunha united kingdom v t e republic of the congo articles history kingdom of kongo 1390 1914 kingdom of loango 1550 1883 kongo civil war 1665 1709 colonization of the congo basin 1876 1885 atlantic slave trade french congo 1882 1910 french equatorial africa 1910 1958 fulbert youlou trois glorieuses 1963 people s republic of the congo 1970 1992 1990s in congo first civil war 1993 1994 second civil war 1997 1999 2002 constitutional referendum pool conflict 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