NEW 2020 DATA
Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics
Characteristics of women having induced abortion | Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics
1970: abortion is allowed (Law 239 dated 24 March)
1978: Law No. 564 (19 July)
1985: Law No. 572 (12 July)
2001: Law No. 328
Specific conditions due to COVID-19
- Change of local practices (Helsinki)
– Home-use of misoprostol extended up to 10 weeks + 0 days (previously 9 weeks + 0 days) in Helsinki
– Citizen initiative to reform the abortion law
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Approval from 1 or 2 physicians or national authority (except when life is in danger)
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling) + pre-abortion laboratory tests
- Contraception evoked during the medical consultation.
Specific conditions for minors
- Specific counselling for minors under 16.
- Social worker involved, parents (or guardians) never informed.
Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics | Characteristics of women having induced abortion
Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics
Abortion request needs to be approved by 1 or 2 physicians or national authority (except when life is in danger).
The slides presented are freely accessible. They may be used, copied, displayed or distributed provided that their source is given
SOURCES
COVID measures taken from the article by Bojovic N, Stanisljevic J, Giunti G. The impact of COVID-19 on abortion access: Insights from the European Union and the United Kingdom. Health Policy. 2021 Jul;125(7):841-858.
IPPF European Network – Updated January 2012 (http://www.ippfen.org/)
Laki (24.3.1970/239) ja asetus (29.5.1970/359) raskauden keskeyttämisestä. Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuoltolainsäädäntö. Toim. H. Ranta, Kauppakaari Oyj, Gummerus, Jyväskylä 2000
National Institute for Health and Welfare (https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics/statistics-by-topic/sexual-and-reproductive-health/abortions/induced-abortions)
https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics-and-data/statistics-by-topic/database-reporting#Abortions
https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/statistics-and-data/statistics-by-topic/sexual-and-reproductive-health/abortions/induced-abortions-in-the-nordic-countries
https://www.stat.fi/til/synt/2020/synt_2020_2021-04-23_tie_001_en.html
We thank Pr. Oskari HEIKINHEIMO for his help in data collection.
If you have additional data or if you would like to comment some information, please contact info@exelgyn.com.
Page updated in January 2022