Abortion in Palestine

[2] In 2016 the Palestinian Ministry of Health told Reuters that abortion was also allowed in cases of foetal impairment, if both parents consent.

[2] Abortion access in the occupied Palestinian territories is greatly impacted by Israel's military occupation and the resulting travel restrictions and conflicting legal systems.

[5] Stories of women trying to end their own pregnancies in dangerous ways (jumping from tall heights, inserting sharp objects into their bodies) are common and sometimes result in deaths.

[2] Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza have obtained abortions in Israel, but the number appears to have been very small in the 2010s.

[2] Before the Second Intifada, many women living in the West Bank did travel to Jerusalem to receive abortion care.