In this paper, we examine how countries within the European Union and the United Kingdom responded to challenges brought by the COVID-19 crisis in terms of access to abortion. By com- bining information from various sources, we have explored different responses according to two dimen- sions: changes in policy and protocols, and reported difficulties in access. Our analysis shows significant differences across the observed regions and salient debates around abortion. While some countries made effort s to maint ain and facilit ate abortion care during the pandemic through the introduction or expan- sion of use of telemedicine and early medical abortion, others attempted to restrict it further. The situa- tion was also diverse in the countries where governments did not change policies or protocols. Based on our data analysis, we provide a framework that can help policy makers improve abortion access.[-]