Physicians Controlling Women’s Reproductive Choices: The Slow Liberalization of Abortion Laws in Finland

This paper provides an overview of the development and the sociopolitical background of legislation pertaining to abortion in Finland from the nineteenth century to the current day. The first Abortion Act came to force in 1950. Before that, abortions were handled under criminal law. The 1950 law was...

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Authors: Takala, Tuija 1971- (Author) ; Häyry, Matti 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2023
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2023, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 391-396
Further subjects:B Act 1950
B Women’s Rights
B Finland
B medical paternalism
B Abortion
B Act 1970
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