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Translations:Stockholm/54/en
In Sweden, abortion is fully legal until the eighteenth week of pregnancy, according to the Abortion Act (1974). During the first eighteen weeks, all reasons for an abortion (including availability upon request) is legal. After eighteen weeks of pregnancy, an abortion can only be performed if the National Board of Health and Welfare grants permission. Typically, the National Health Board and Welfare only grants permission on "exceptional grounds," such as the pregnancy endangering the health of the woman.[1]