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===Laws & Social Stigmas===

In Georgia, abortion is fully legal and available upon request during the first trimester (first twelve weeks of pregnancy). After the first trimester, abortion is legal in special circumstances.<ref>[https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/4777/abortion-law-georgia Women on Waves: Abortion law Georgia]</ref> <ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm UN Report - Abortion Policy: Georgia]</ref> However, parental authorization/notification is required for minors who are seeking out abortions.<ref>[http://worldabortionlaws.com/map/ World Abortion Laws]</ref>

As a former member of the Soviet Union, Georgian abortion policy shares a similar history to other former Soviet nations. According to the Soviet Decree of 1936, abortion was prohibited except for specific cases, such as when the pregnancy endangered the life of the woman. However, in 1955, the USSR repealed the ban on abortion and decreed that abortions could be freely performed during the first twelve weeks of pregnant. The decree still detailed specifications under which abortions were legal, such as the fact that the abortions needed to be performed in hospitals and by physicians. Following the decree, the clandestine abortion industry in Georgia still remained in place, which concerned the government. This lead the government to allow abortions for health reasons for up to the twenty-eighth week of pregnancy in 1982. These changes lead to a dramatic increase in the number of reported abortions. The high rates were also due to the short supplies of high-quality contraception in the country. By the 1990s, however, contraceptive access had improved and the abortion rate dropped.<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm UN Report: Abortion Policy: Georgia]</ref>

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