Background: In 2005, Ethiopia’s parliament amended the penal code to expand the circumstances in which abortion is legal. Abortion is largely a product of unintended pregnancy, which can be prevented through use of modern contraceptive methods. Official data regarding provision of abortion and post-abortion care are incomplete in Ethiopia. Objective: The study was conducted to assess contraception uptake after safe pregnancy termination in government health institutions of Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: facility based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 1, 2019 to August 30, 2019 GC, in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia. A total of 138 clients were included by using systematic random sampling technique. Data were entered in to EpiData 3.1 and then transported to SPSS 23 software packages for analysis. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages were computed. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the association between independent and dependent variables. The strength of associations was indicated by OR with 95% confidence interval. Variables with P- values < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results: All the participants got counseling on modern contraceptives and 113(81.9%) accepted to use one of the modern contraceptives. Other participants who decided not to use modern contraceptive method planned to abstain from sexual intercourse. Gestational age at current termination was independently associated with contraception uptake. Clients who had gestational age of 9 – 14 weeks (AOR, 6.3(95% CI: [1.4, 28.7], p-value = 0.01) and 14 – 24 weeks (AOR, 9(95%CI: [1.1, 71.9], P-value = 0.03) had better modern contraceptive acceptance than those with gestational age of less than 9 weeks. Conclusion and Recommendation: In conclusion, the post abortion contraceptive acceptance rate was lower compared with other studies done in Ethiopia. Increasing the availability of contraceptives, advocacy and multipronged activity on the acceptance of post abortion contraceptives should be done. Key words: contraception uptake, safe pregnancy termination, bahir dar city