I don´t know for the other European countries, but in Germany, abortion is generally illegal and a crime. However, the crime is not punishable if the child is aborted within the first three months by a doctor and if the woman has gotten an advice in a (state or church) counseling centre. The counseling takes a few hours, and between advice and abortion shall be a few days at least.
Eventually, abortion is legal until birth if there´s a realistic possibility that the mother may die because of the birth (this exception doesn´t lead to abuse).
Thanks Michael, I knew that you could shed some light on this!!
Thanks -- very good to know. Raycpa, I did read the color codes. I think maybe we're crossing signals here or reading it wrong or something. Almost your entire map was green, and the code says green means abortion upon request. In several other countries, it said abortion was permitted for reasons of physical OR MENTAL health of the mother. That, to me, seems like a loophole that one could drive a truck through. I'd like to see whether that's meaningful in any way. Then there were a couple that allowed abortions for economic or social reasons in addition to reasons of physical or mental health -- thus simply expanding the gargantuan loophole.
However, it's good to know from Michael that in Germany, at least, the permissiveness in the law applies only (or mostly) to the first trimester.