{"id":1710,"date":"2025-07-15T12:24:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T05:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/abortion-law-in-thailand\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T02:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T19:47:13","slug":"abortion-law-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/abortion-law-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Loi sur l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande : Comprendre l&#039;\u00e9volution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La loi sur l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande a subi sa r\u00e9forme la plus importante depuis des d\u00e9cennies. Pour les r\u00e9sidents \u00e9trangers, les voyageurs d&#039;affaires et les touristes de longue dur\u00e9e, il est essentiel de comprendre les nouvelles r\u00e8gles. Ces connaissances permettent de faire des choix \u00e9clair\u00e9s. Elles apportent \u00e9galement un soutien aux partenaires, amis ou employ\u00e9s confront\u00e9s \u00e0 une grossesse non d\u00e9sir\u00e9e et envisageant une interruption de grossesse. Cet article examine les changements l\u00e9gislatifs. Il explique quand les nouvelles r\u00e8gles s&#039;appliquent. Il d\u00e9crit \u00e9galement les sanctions qui subsistent. Enfin, il pr\u00e9sente les d\u00e9marches pratiques \u00e0 suivre pour acc\u00e9der \u00e0 l&#039;avortement. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/legal-services-in-bangkok\/\">services juridiques<\/a>, y compris les aspects m\u00e9dicaux, financiers et administratifs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tlo-hublink wp-block-paragraph\">The offence and its exceptions are part of the Penal Code framework summarised in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/criminal-law-thailand\/\">droit p\u00e9nal en Tha\u00eflande<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img alt=\"Une pancarte blanche sur fond de bois indique \u201c Loi sur l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande \u201d. Elle arbore des symboles de justice et de droits des femmes, illustrant les aspects juridiques et \u00e9thiques de l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande.\" class=\"wp-image-23588 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/abortion-law-in-thailand-\u2013-legal-and-ethical-symbolism-1024x683.png\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" style=\"width:600px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Une pancarte blanche sur fond de bois indique \u201c Loi sur l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande \u201d. Elle arbore des symboles de justice et de droits des femmes, illustrant les aspects juridiques et \u00e9thiques de l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande.\" class=\"wp-image-23588 lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/abortion-law-in-thailand-\u2013-legal-and-ethical-symbolism-1024x683.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/abortion-law-in-thailand-, -legal-and-ethical-symbolism-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/abortion-law-in-thailand-, -legal-and-ethical-symbolism-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/abortion-law-in-thailand-, -legal-and-ethical-symbolism-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/abortion-law-in-thailand-, -legal-and-ethical-symbolism-1000x667.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/abortion-law-in-thailand-, -legal-and-ethical-symbolism.png 1536w\" style=\"width:600px\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the 2021-2022 changes, abortion on request is now legal up to 12 weeks. Between 12 and 20 weeks, it is legal after mandatory counseling. After 20 weeks, it is only allowed for certain medical or legal reasons. These changes align Thailand with a regional trend toward broader reproductive rights while retaining penalties for unlawful procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The law makes no distinction by nationality, and it requires no ultrasound.<\/strong> Section 301 of the Penal Code speaks of &#8220;any woman&#8221; and section 305 of &#8220;a woman&#8221;, so a foreign resident or a visitor stands in exactly the same position as a Thai woman: the same twelve and twenty week limits, and the same protection from prosecution where the conditions are met. What differs for a foreigner is practical, not legal, and is covered below: cost, insurance and the language spoken at the facility. The Penal Code also prescribes no test. It fixes the limits by the age of the pregnancy, so a clinic has to establish that age before it acts, and an ultrasound is the ordinary way of doing it. The scan is clinical practice, not a statutory condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1-historical-and-legal-context\">1. Contexte historique et juridique du droit \u00e0 l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2-current-legal-framework-at-a-glance\">2. Aper\u00e7u du cadre juridique actuel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#3-accessing-safe-and-legal-services\">3. Acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des services s\u00fbrs et l\u00e9gaux<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#4-obligations-and-rights-of-medical-practitioners\">4. Obligations et droits des m\u00e9decins<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#5-penalties-still-in-force\">5. Les sanctions sont toujours en vigueur.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#6-practical-tips-for-expats\">6. Conseils pratiques pour les expatri\u00e9s<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#7-social-and-ethical-landscape\">7. Paysage social et \u00e9thique<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#8-frequently-asked-questions-about-abortion-law-in-thailand\">8. Foire aux questions sur la loi relative \u00e0 l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#9-outlook\">9. Perspectives<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-historical-and-legal-context\"><strong>1. Contexte historique et juridique<\/strong> de la loi sur l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-1-from-criminalisation-to-constitutional-challenge\"><strong>1.1 De la criminalisation \u00e0 la contestation constitutionnelle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thailand\u2019s 1957 Penal Code (Sections 301-305) made abortion illegal. It allowed exceptions for a woman\u2019s health or in cases of rape. Women could face up to three years in prison. Providers could be punished with up to five years. Decades of grassroots advocacy, unsafe-clinic scandals, and maternal-mortality data kept the issue alive. In 2005, the <a href=\"https:\/\/tmc.or.th\/En\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conseil m\u00e9dical<\/a> made a rule. This rule said that \u201chealth\u201d includes mental health. This change slightly expanded the legal reasons for ending a pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-2-2020-constitutional-court-ruling\"><strong>1.2 D\u00e9cision de la Cour constitutionnelle<\/strong> en 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/global-legal-monitor\/2021-03-01\/thailand-abortion-in-first-trimester-legalized\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Le 19 f\u00e9vrier 2020, la Cour constitutionnelle a rendu une d\u00e9cision<\/a> related to abortion law in Thailand. They ruled that Section 301 was against women\u2019s rights. This included the right to life and control over their bodies. They ordered changes to be made within 360 days. Crucially, the Court told Parliament to adopt a balanced scheme protecting both fetal life and women\u2019s liberty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-3-penal-code-amendment-no-28-2021\"><strong>1.3 Amendement n\u00b0 28 (2021) au Code p\u00e9nal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entr\u00e9e en vigueur le 7 f\u00e9vrier 2021, la modification a r\u00e9\u00e9crit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-penal-code\/section-301\/\">Article 301<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avortement <strong>\u226412 semaines<\/strong> is outside section 301 altogether. The section turns on gestational age alone, so the woman commits no offence under it whoever performed the abortion and wherever it took place. A medical practitioner is what <strong>section 305<\/strong> requires in order to exempt the person who performs the abortion from sections 301 and 302; it is not a condition of the woman being outside section 301.<\/li>\n\n<li>Avortement <strong>&gt;12 semaines<\/strong> without legal grounds still incurs a reduced penalty, up to six months\u2019 jail and\/or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/fine\/\">bien<\/a> of 10,000 baht.<br\/>Section 305 sets out five grounds on which a medical practitioner acting under the rules of the Medical Council commits no offence: risk to the physical or mental health of the woman; a substantial risk, or reasonable medical grounds to believe, that the child would be born with an abnormality amounting to grave disability; a pregnancy confirmed by the woman to result from a sexual offence; a pregnancy of not more than twelve weeks where she confirms her intention to end it; and a pregnancy of more than twelve but not more than twenty weeks where she confirms her intention after examination and options counselling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-4-public-health-regulation-2022\"><strong>1.4 R\u00e8glement de sant\u00e9 publique (2022)<\/strong> relatif \u00e0 la loi sur l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 26, 2022, the Ministry of Public Health published a rule. This rule allows abortion 12-20 weeks after counseling by a qualified team. Women can choose any registered facility for care. Doctors can refuse to participate for personal reasons but must give a referral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-current-legal-framework-at-a-glance\"><strong>2. Aper\u00e7u du cadre juridique actuel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>\u00e2ge gestationnel<\/td><td>Le statut l\u00e9gal de l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande varie consid\u00e9rablement selon les circonstances d\u00e9crites dans la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-penal-code\/\">code p\u00e9nal<\/a>.<\/td><td>Conditions et documents administratifs<\/td><td>P\u00e9nalit\u00e9s restantes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>0-12 weeks<\/td><td>Service juridique sur demande<\/td><td>Formulaire de consentement (article 305 (4))\u00a0; carte d\u2019identit\u00e9 nationale\/passeport\u00a0; \u00e9chographie de datation de la grossesse<\/td><td>Aucun si l&#039;op\u00e9ration est effectu\u00e9e par un prestataire agr\u00e9\u00e9.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12-20 weeks<\/td><td>Services juridiques apr\u00e8s consultation<\/td><td>\u201cNote de \u201d\u00a0conseil sur les options\u00a0\u00bb, signature du m\u00e9decin, rapport de l\u2019\u00e9tablissement au minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9<\/td><td>Aucun si les crit\u00e8res sont remplis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&gt;20 semaines<\/td><td>L\u00e9gal seulement si<\/td><td><br\/>Serious risk to a woman\u2019s physical or mental health. <br\/>Anomalie f\u0153tale grave. <br\/>Grossesse suite \u00e0 une agression sexuelle (aucun d\u00e9p\u00f4t de plainte n\u00e9cessaire)<ul><br\/><\/ul><\/td><td>Getting an abortion outside these rules is still a crime. A woman can face up to 6 months in jail or a fine of up to 10,000 baht. The provider commits an offence under Section 302 and is liable to imprisonment not exceeding five years, or a fine not exceeding 100,000 baht, or both. That rises to seven years where the woman suffers other grievous bodily harm, and to ten years with a fine not exceeding 200,000 baht where she dies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unlicensed provider, or a provider acting outside the Section 305 grounds<\/td><td>Illegal for the provider<\/td><td>n \/ A<\/td><td>The provider is liable under Section 302. Section 301 makes the woman herself liable only where the pregnancy exceeds twelve weeks, so ending a pregnancy of twelve weeks or less, including with pills obtained online, is not an offence by her under Section 301 whoever supplied them<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sources: Penal Code ss. 301-305<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-accessing-safe-and-legal-services\"><strong>3. Acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des services s\u00fbrs et l\u00e9gaux<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-1-authorised-facilities\"><strong>3.1 Installations autoris\u00e9es<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 tha\u00eflandais tient un registre actualis\u00e9 des h\u00f4pitaux et cliniques pratiquant des avortements. Leur nombre est pass\u00e9 de 76 (2021) \u00e0 180 (2023), r\u00e9partis dans 57 provinces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img alt=\"Graphique sur les centres d&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande 2021-2023\" class=\"wp-image-23580 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/graph-about-evolution-of-thailand-abortion-facilities-1024x696.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" style=\"width:600px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Graphique sur les centres d&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande 2021-2023\" class=\"wp-image-23580 lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"696\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/graph-about-evolution-of-thailand-abortion-facilities-1024x696.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/graph-about-evolution-of-thailand-abortion-facilities-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/graph-about-evolution-of-thailand-abortion-facilities-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/graph-about-evolution-of-thailand-abortion-facilities-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/graph-about-evolution-of-thailand-abortion-facilities-1000x680.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/graph-about-evolution-of-thailand-abortion-facilities.jpg 1400w\" style=\"width:600px\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 2 Expansion of authorised safe abortion service points in Thailand (2021-2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-2-referral-networks-and-hotlines\"><strong>3.2 R\u00e9seaux d&#039;orientation et lignes d&#039;assistance t\u00e9l\u00e9phonique<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Le RSA (Syst\u00e8me d&#039;orientation pour l&#039;avortement s\u00e9curis\u00e9) vise \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer l&#039;acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande.<\/strong>un r\u00e9seau de m\u00e9decins b\u00e9n\u00e9voles. Il comprend l&#039;auto-\u00e9valuation en ligne, la t\u00e9l\u00e9m\u00e9decine (\u201c\u00a0RSA Prompt\u00a0\u201d) et l&#039;orientation vers des services d&#039;avortement l\u00e9gal en clinique.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Ligne d&#039;assistance 1663<\/strong>, daily 09:00-21:00, offering multilingual counselling and facility booking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-3-insurance-coverage\"><strong>3.3 Couverture d&#039;assurance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Programme de couverture universelle (carte or)<\/strong> ET <strong>NHSO<\/strong> pay for medical or surgical abortion within legal limits, including mifepristone-misoprostol regimens.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/social-security-in-thailand\/\">Bureau de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sociale (SSO)<\/a><\/strong> Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 confirm\u00e9 en 2025 que les travailleurs assur\u00e9s pourront b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d&#039;avortements gratuits aupr\u00e8s de prestataires agr\u00e9\u00e9s. Les frais d&#039;orientation vers un professionnel de sant\u00e9 seront \u00e9galement rembours\u00e9s.<\/li>\n\n<li>Assurance priv\u00e9e pour expatri\u00e9s\u00a0: la plupart des polices excluent l\u2019avortement volontaire\u00a0; v\u00e9rifiez les clauses relatives \u00e0 \u201c\u00a0l\u2019interruption de grossesse\u00a0\u201d ou aux \u201c\u00a0complications de grossesse\u00a0\u201d.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-4-typical-care-pathway-\u2264-12-weeks\"><strong>3.4 Parcours de soins typique (\u226412 semaines)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Appelez la ligne d&#039;assistance 1663 ou inscrivez-vous via RSA Online.<\/li>\n\n<li>\u00c9chographie, test Rh\u00e9sus, formulaire de consentement.<\/li>\n\n<li>Choix entre l&#039;avortement m\u00e9dicamenteux (pilules, souvent \u00e0 usage domestique) et l&#039;aspiration par le vide.<\/li>\n\n<li>Appel ou visite de suivi une semaine plus tard\u00a0; conseils gratuits en mati\u00e8re de contraception.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-obligations-and-rights-of-medical-practitioners\"><strong>4. Obligations et droits des m\u00e9decins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doit \u00eatre titulaire d&#039;une licence en vertu de la loi de 1982 sur la profession m\u00e9dicale et se conformer aux crit\u00e8res du Conseil m\u00e9dical de 2005.<\/li>\n\n<li>Peut refuser en conscience, mais doit orienter vers un coll\u00e8gue ou un \u00e9tablissement dispos\u00e9 \u00e0 le faire (circulaire du minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 publique de 2022).<\/li>\n\n<li>Must file anonymized case data to the Department of Health within 30 days, no police notification required.<\/li>\n\n<li>Failure to comply risks professional discipline and criminal liability under Sections 302-303.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-penalties-still-in-force\"><strong>5. Les sanctions sont toujours en vigueur.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>D\u00e9linquant<\/td><td>Acte ill\u00e9gal<\/td><td>prison maximale<\/td><td>Amende maximale<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Femme<\/td><td>Ending her own pregnancy, or allowing another to end it, where the pregnancy exceeds twelve weeks (Section 301). The licence of the provider and the site are not elements of this offence<\/td><td>6 mois<\/td><td>10 000 THB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fournisseur avec consentement<\/td><td>Ends a pregnancy with the consent of the woman, outside Section 305 (Section 302)<\/td><td>5 years; 7 years if other grievous bodily harm; 10 years if the woman dies<\/td><td>100,000 THB; 140,000 THB if other grievous bodily harm; <strong>200,000 THB if the woman dies<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fournisseur sans consentement<\/td><td>Ends a pregnancy without the consent of the woman (Section 303)<\/td><td>7 years; 1 to 10 years if other grievous bodily harm; 5 to 20 years if the woman dies<\/td><td>140,000 THB; 20,000 to 200,000 THB if other grievous bodily harm; <strong>100,000 to 400,000 THB if the woman dies<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tentative<\/td><td>Woman, or a provider acting with her consent<\/td><td>Not punishable (Section 304), at any gestational age<\/td><td>Aucun<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-practical-tips-for-expats\"><strong>6. Conseils pratiques pour les expatri\u00e9s<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>: veuillez apporter votre passeport, une copie de votre visa et votre adresse locale ; les h\u00f4pitaux enregistrent la nationalit\u00e9 pour la facturation au NHS ou en esp\u00e8ces.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Langue<\/strong>Les principaux \u00e9tablissements urbains disposent de personnel anglophone\u00a0; les h\u00f4pitaux provinciaux plus petits peuvent avoir besoin d\u2019un interpr\u00e8te tha\u00eflandais.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Co\u00fbts (priv\u00e9s)<\/strong>: 8,000-18,000 THB for medical abortion; 15,000-25,000 THB for MVA; add 2,000-3,000 THB for ultrasound and labs.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Soins d&#039;urgence :<\/strong> En cas de saignements abondants, utilisez plus de deux protections hygi\u00e9niques par heure pendant deux heures. Si vous avez une fi\u00e8vre sup\u00e9rieure \u00e0 38 \u00b0C, rendez-vous imm\u00e9diatement aux urgences. Vous serez prise en charge dans un h\u00f4pital public.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Confidentialit\u00e9:<\/strong> Conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la loi de 2019 sur la protection des donn\u00e9es personnelles, les h\u00f4pitaux sont tenus de garantir la confidentialit\u00e9 des dossiers m\u00e9dicaux. Les employeurs ne peuvent consulter les dossiers m\u00e9dicaux sans consentement \u00e9crit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-social-and-ethical-landscape\"><strong>7. Paysage social et \u00e9thique<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&#039;opinion publique reste partag\u00e9e. Les enseignements bouddhistes insistent sur la non-violence, et certains m\u00e9decins consid\u00e8rent l&#039;avortement comme une cons\u00e9quence du karma n\u00e9gatif. Pourtant, les sondages montrent un soutien majoritaire \u00e0 la r\u00e9forme limitant l&#039;avortement \u00e0 20 semaines, notamment parmi les femmes urbaines et les \u00e9tudiantes en m\u00e9decine. Des organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile, telles que \u201c\u00a0Abortion 4G\u00a0\u201d, continuent de militer pour la d\u00e9p\u00e9nalisation totale de l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande, en particulier pour les grossesses pratiqu\u00e9es apr\u00e8s 20 semaines. Des manifestations \u00e9tudiantes participent \u00e9galement \u00e0 ce mouvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8-frequently-asked-questions-about-abortion-law-in-thailand\"><strong>8. Foire aux questions<\/strong> \u00e0 propos de la loi sur l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1752557891394\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quelles sont les lois actuelles sur l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande\u00a0?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Abortion law in Thailand was changed by the Penal Code Amendment Act (No. 28), which followed a Constitutional Court ruling that Section 301 as it then stood was unconstitutional. The ruling did not itself legalise anything; the amendment did. Under Section 305 a pregnancy of not more than twelve weeks may be ended on request by the woman, by a medical practitioner acting under the rules of the Medical Council, and one of more than twelve but not more than twenty weeks after examination and options counselling. Section 301 makes the woman liable only where the pregnancy exceeds twelve weeks.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1752557933770\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quelles sont les conditions pour un avortement volontaire en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Under Section 305 an abortion on request is available only where the pregnancy is not more than twelve weeks. Between twelve and twenty weeks it is lawful after examination and options counselling by a medical practitioner and other professionals. Beyond twenty weeks it is lawful only on one of the other Section 305 grounds: risk to the physical or mental health of the woman, a substantial risk that the child would be born with a grave disability, or a pregnancy resulting from a sexual offence. The law was changed to enhance reproductive health rights and ensure that women have access to safe procedures.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1752557966166\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Que dit le Conseil m\u00e9dical tha\u00eflandais sur le droit \u00e0 l&#039;avortement\u00a0?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Le Conseil m\u00e9dical tha\u00eflandais soutient l&#039;acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des services d&#039;avortement s\u00e9curis\u00e9s. Il insiste sur le fait que les professionnels de sant\u00e9 doivent \u00eatre pr\u00eats \u00e0 pratiquer des avortements en toute l\u00e9galit\u00e9. Ce soutien s&#039;inscrit dans le cadre plus large du mouvement pro-choix en Tha\u00eflande et promeut le droit des femmes \u00e0 d\u00e9cider de leur grossesse.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1752558001264\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quelle est la proc\u00e9dure pour obtenir une recommandation pour un avortement s\u00e9curis\u00e9 en Tha\u00eflande\u00a0?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Pour obtenir une consultation en vue d&#039;un avortement s\u00e9curis\u00e9 en Tha\u00eflande, il est indispensable de s&#039;adresser au pr\u00e9alable \u00e0 un m\u00e9decin. Ce professionnel de sant\u00e9 expliquera la proc\u00e9dure \u00e0 suivre et orientera les patientes vers des \u00e9tablissements agr\u00e9\u00e9s. Ainsi, la loi est respect\u00e9e et la sant\u00e9 de la femme enceinte est prot\u00e9g\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1752558029515\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quel r\u00f4le joue le Bureau national de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sanitaire dans les services d&#039;avortement\u00a0?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Quel r\u00f4le joue le Bureau national de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sanitaire dans les services d&#039;avortement\u00a0?<br \/>Le Bureau national de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sanitaire aide les personnes \u00e0 acc\u00e9der \u00e0 des services d&#039;avortement s\u00fbrs et l\u00e9gaux en Tha\u00eflande. Il g\u00e8re la mise en \u0153uvre des politiques de sant\u00e9 et veille \u00e0 ce que les professionnels de sant\u00e9 respectent la l\u00e9gislation relative \u00e0 l&#039;avortement pr\u00e9vue par le code p\u00e9nal tha\u00eflandais.<\/br><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1752558086096\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Comment la culture tha\u00eflandaise per\u00e7oit-elle l&#039;avortement\u00a0?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>En Tha\u00eflande, les opinions sur l&#039;avortement sont tr\u00e8s diverses en raison de la diversit\u00e9 culturelle et religieuse du pays. Environ 95 % de la population se d\u00e9clare bouddhiste, ce qui influence l&#039;opinion publique sur la sant\u00e9 reproductive. Certaines personnes s&#039;opposent \u00e0 l&#039;avortement pour des raisons religieuses. Cependant, un mouvement pro-choix croissant d\u00e9fend les droits des femmes et l&#039;acc\u00e8s s\u00e9curis\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#039;avortement.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1752558099959\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quelles sont les cons\u00e9quences des modifications apport\u00e9es \u00e0 la loi sur l&#039;avortement pour les femmes de moins de 15 ans ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Les modifications apport\u00e9es \u00e0 la l\u00e9gislation sur l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande ont des cons\u00e9quences importantes pour les mineures, notamment celles de moins de 15 ans. La loi autorise l&#039;avortement lorsque la sant\u00e9 de la m\u00e8re est en danger ou en cas de viol. Il est essentiel que les jeunes femmes dans ces situations consultent un professionnel de sant\u00e9. Cela contribue \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger leurs droits et leur sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9-outlook\"><strong>9. Perspectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La r\u00e9forme de l&#039;avortement en Tha\u00eflande est progressive plut\u00f4t que r\u00e9volutionnaire. Les sanctions persistent, notamment pour les avortements tardifs ou auto-g\u00e9r\u00e9s, et des disparit\u00e9s g\u00e9ographiques subsistent dans l&#039;acc\u00e8s aux services. Le passage \u00e0 un mod\u00e8le de syst\u00e8me de sant\u00e9 constitue un changement majeur. Il s&#039;appuie sur l&#039;assurance maladie publique, la t\u00e9l\u00e9m\u00e9decine et des directives plus claires pour les professionnels. Cette \u00e9volution tranche radicalement avec la r\u00e9glementation stricte du si\u00e8cle dernier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour les expatri\u00e9es, l&#039;information essentielle est qu&#039;il est d\u00e9sormais possible d&#039;avorter en toute s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et l\u00e9galit\u00e9 jusqu&#039;\u00e0 20 semaines de grossesse. Ceci est possible en suivant la proc\u00e9dure ad\u00e9quate et en consultant des professionnels de sant\u00e9 agr\u00e9\u00e9s. Il est crucial de s&#039;informer et d&#039;agir rapidement, car la protection l\u00e9gale diminue consid\u00e9rablement apr\u00e8s ce d\u00e9lai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2021-2022 changes made abortion a regulated medical service instead of a crime. This applies up to 20 weeks. The state is now responsible for access and safety. While moral debates go on, the practical impact is clear. Women, including foreign residents, now have a legal way to end an unintended pregnancy early. This process includes counseling and post-care support. Future advocacy will likely aim to remove leftover penalties and increase provider participation. For now, Thailand\u2019s framework is one of the most progressive models for reproductive rights in Southeast Asia, even if it is not perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last reviewed: 5 September 2026. Penal Code sections 301, 302, 303, 304 and 305 were read in Thai and in English for this review, in the text as amended, and every penalty figure and section attribution on this page was checked against them. Nine statements were corrected. The largest were the provider penalty, which the page gave as ten years under sections 301 to 302 when section 302 sets five years and reserves ten for the case where the woman dies; the fine for ending a pregnancy without consent, given as 40,000 baht where section 303 sets 140,000 at its first tier, 20,000 to 200,000 where grievous bodily harm follows and 100,000 to 400,000 where the woman dies, and the corresponding tiers of 140,000 and 200,000 under section 302; and the statement that an abortion on request is available up to twenty weeks, which contradicted this page&#8217;s own introduction and section 305, under which a request alone reaches twelve weeks and the twelve to twenty week window requires examination and options counselling. The page also treated a self-managed abortion as an offence by the woman at any gestational age; section 301 makes her liable only where the pregnancy exceeds twelve weeks. <strong>Ce que cette critique ne couvre pas, dit plut\u00f4t qu'implicitement.<\/strong> The commencement date of the Penal Code Amendment Act (No. 28), the date and terms of the Constitutional Court ruling, the 2022 Ministry of Public Health notification made under section 305 (5) and the year of the Medical Council rules are all stated on this page and none of them could be verified from our own sources; the amending Act and that notification are absent from our corpus. The service-point counts, the RSA network and hotline, the insurance position and the private cost ranges are practice and programme facts, not law, and were not re-verified.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La loi tha\u00eflandaise sur l&#039;avortement a fait l&#039;objet de sa r\u00e9forme la plus importante depuis des d\u00e9cennies. Il est essentiel pour les r\u00e9sidents \u00e9trangers, les voyageurs d&#039;affaires et les touristes de longue dur\u00e9e de comprendre les nouvelles r\u00e8gles. Ces connaissances leur permettent de faire des choix \u00e9clair\u00e9s. Elles apportent \u00e9galement un soutien aux partenaires, amis ou employ\u00e9s confront\u00e9s \u00e0 une grossesse non d\u00e9sir\u00e9e et envisageant une interruption de grossesse. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"abortion in thailand","rank_math_title":"Abortion Law in Thailand: Legal Limits and Access","rank_math_description":"Abortion is lawful in Thailand up to 12 weeks on request and later on specified grounds. 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