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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Sweden, abortion is legal | 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.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Sweden Abortion in Sweden]</ref> | ||
In order to obtain an abortion, a woman must first receive counseling. The abortion must be performed by a licensed medical practitioner. It should also typically be performed in a general hospital or an approved health care establishment, except for in rare emergency cases. If a non-physician performs an abortion, that person may be subject to a fine or a year in prison.<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm UN Report: Abortion in Sweden]</ref> | |||
Historically, Sweden didn't always have such open policies, yet it allowed abortions before than many other European countries. While abortion and birth control were prohibited in 1910, Swedish law began to allow abortion under many circumstances by 1938. According to the Abortion Act of 1938, abortion was technically illegal yet could still be performed on many grounds. In 1946, the grounds for abortion were further broadened and, by the Swedish Abortion Law (1974), abortion became fully legal. Today, abortions can be performed in many health care facilities in Sweden. Since the Swedish Abortion Law, the teenage abortion rate has gone down while more women in their 20s have obtained abortions.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Sweden Abortion in Sweden]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
In Sweden, abortion is subsidized by the government. This means that if you're a Swedish national or if you are covered by Swedish health insurance, the procedure should be free. | |||
==Advocacy & Counseling== | ==Advocacy & Counseling== | ||