Termination of Pregnancy/Abortion in France

The information on who to contact and how to proceed.

The French family planning organisation (Planning Familial) is responsible for providing information on contraception, abortion (avortement), sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS (SIDA). The website (in French) is comprehensive and provides information relevant to all regions of France: Planning Familial website

Termination of pregnancy (IVG) is legal in France up to 12-weeks after conception. There is one week period of compulsory "reflection" prior to termination, except in an urgent case where this can be reduced to two days.

Minors (girls under 18) and unmarried women must meet with a counsellor during the week prior to the process and in the days immediately after.

Minors do not need parental consent, however they must be accompanied by and adult (person over 18 years) throughout the procedure. Single women do not need to provide the agreement of the partner. A non-resident visitor to France may legally have a pregnancy terminated while in France.

Further Information

Contact information for the hospitals and clinics that have complete pregnancy termination facilities can be found on this page of the Planning Familial website

Family planning centre and information on termination, no guarantee English is spoken:

Regional information help line Tel: 06 09 82 23 23, Monday to Friday 08:00-20:00
At the: Centre de Planification du Centre Hospitalier de Limoges, 2 avenue Luther King, 87042 Limoges

Regional consulting rooms in Haute-Vienne (87)

Planning Familiaux du MFPF
Information Centre at 22 rue Armand Dutreil, 87000 Limoges
Tel: 05 55 32 71 71
Opening times: Monday 17:00 to 19:00 and Wednesday 14:00 to 18:00