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After the 22nd week of gestation, abortion is prohibited by Norwegian law (except in cases where the fetus is not viable). [1] Abortion is provided for free to those who are living in Norway. [2] The government of Norway announced that they will increase the gestational limit for abortion being available on demand from 12 weeks to 18 weeks. [3]
Sweden was the first liberal democracy in Europe to legalise abortion, in 1938; this move was followed by the introduction of limited abortion laws in Denmark in 1939, [35] Finland in 1950, [36] and Norway in 1964. More liberal abortion laws were introduced in Norway in 1964, Finland in 1970, and Denmark and Iceland in 1973.
The Soviet Union had more than 200 million reported abortions throughout its history according to the Johnstons Archive. [4] Since legalization in 1967, there have been 9,331,978 abortions in the United Kingdom according to government reports collected by the Johnstons Archive.
Became the world's first country to make women's free choice to request an abortion a constitutional right in March 2024. Abortion rights, which have been legal since a landmark 1974 law, are more ...
The anti-abortion push comes as Russian women appear to be in no rush to have more children amid the war in Ukraine and economic uncertainty. Sales of abortion pills in 2022 were up 60%, according ...
They were banned under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin but commonplace under later Kremlin leaders. Now, after less than a century, official attitudes about abortion in Russia are changing once again.
Abortion in Russia is legal as an elective procedure up to the 12th week of pregnancy, and in special circumstances at later stages. [1] In 2009, Russia reported 1.2 million abortions, [2] out of a population of 143 million people. In 2020, Russia had decreased its number of abortions to 450 thousand. [3]
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