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Abortion in Denmark was fully legalized on 1 October 1973, [1] allowing the procedure to be done electively if a woman's pregnancy has not exceeded its 12th week. Under Danish law, the patient must be over the age of 18 to decide on an abortion alone; parental consent is required for minors, except in special circumstances.
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 law of Denmark was originally based on regional laws, of which the most important was the Jyske Lov, or the Law of Jutland 1241. The Danske Lov, or the Danish Code of 1683, promoted unity. The law has been developed via judicial decisions and royal decrees. Roman law has not had much influence on the law of Denmark.
The enactment of the Danish law is a milestone in the history of law in Denmark and even in Northern Europe, being notable in the evolution of the Danish legal system from medieval law to the modern legal system. The codification of Danish law had the purpose of establishing royal prestige by Frederick III and Christian V.
In 1969, Denmark was the first country to legalise pornography, [237] and in 2012, Denmark replaced its "registered partnership" laws, which it had been the first country to introduce in 1989, [238] [239] with gender-neutral marriage, and allowed same-sex marriages to be performed in the Church of Denmark.
Although ratified in 1953, the convention was not incorporated in Danish law until 29 April 1992. As a result of its incorporation in domestic law, courts of Denmark have a duty to enforce the convention. [11] The European Convention on Human Rights is the only treaty concerning human rights in Danish law at present. [7]
A Law Reference Collection, 2011, ISBN 1624680003 and ISBN 978-1-62468-000-7 Trinxet, Salvador. Trinxet Reverse Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms , 2011, ISBN 1624680011 and ISBN 978-1-62468-001-4 .
The Folketing decides who is naturalised and passes a law naming those people. The general guidelines as agreed between the political parties are: [7] Applicants must have been continuously resident in Denmark for at least 9 years, of which at least the last 2 years must have been as a Permanent Resident.