According to a new report by Israel’s Health Ministry, the rate of abortions in the Jewish state is particularly low compared to Western countries, which ranks Israel 27 out of 28, with only Croatia in the list with fewer abortions per year. In 2015, there were 19,531 applications to the Committee for Termination of Pregnancy, which resulted in 18,240 approved abortions that were performed. Since the year 2000, there has been a 25 percent drop in pregnancy termination rates in Israel, and a decline of 32 percent since 1990. That said, Israel has one of the most liberal abortion policies in the world, with government funding virtually providing women with an option to obtain an abortion at any point in the pregnancy, fully funded.
