Abortions 1976
Frit Jofsson, A.F.
Lakartidningen 75(19): 1907-1908
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-7205 PMID: 651447 Document Number: 125580
Abortion statistics for Sweden in 1976 are presented. The liberalized abortion law passed in 1975 caused an increase in the number of abortions performed, but an increase in the incidence of abortion is apparent as early as 1974. This would indicate that a more liberal attitude toward abortion coincided with the 1974 proposal to liberalize the abortion law. 32,351 abortions were performed in 1976, compared to 32,526; this may indicate that a peak has been reached in the demand for abortion. Between 1971 and 1976, the percentage of abortions performed up to the 12th week of pregnancy and the percentage of abortions performed in open wards increased.