Should the abortion limit in Belgium be relaxed from 12 to 18 weeks of pregnancy? For the most vulnerable women, this could improve aftercare, with fewer financial implications as a result. 

The current abortion law in Belgium limits termination of pregnancy to 12 weeks of gestation (or 14 weeks counting from the last menstrual period). Our study on pages 29-32 shows that only a fraction of abortion requests are made beyond this legal deadline (on average 250 women per year out...