Abortion in the Czech Republic is legally allowed up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, with medical indications up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, in case of grave problems with fetus at any time. Those performed for medical indications are covered by public health insurance, but, otherwise abortion is relatively affordable in the Czech Republic. In Czech, abortion is referred to as interupce or umÄ›lé pÅ™eruÅ¡enà tÄ›hotenstvÃ, often incorrectly potrat.