A Global Milestone
In 2019, Iceland passed a new law on the termination of pregnancy. Passed with a solid majority and the support of a cross-political coalition, the new law provides pregnant people with the right to decide on a termination, without having to get prior permission from medical personnel, as had previo...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c6130cceb76047d8af1d0952624625f6 2023-05-15T16:46:53+02:00 A Global Milestone Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/c6130cceb76047d8af1d0952624625f6 DE EN ger eng Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH https://verfassungsblog.de/a-global-milestone/ https://doaj.org/toc/2366-7044 2366-7044 https://doaj.org/article/c6130cceb76047d8af1d0952624625f6 Verfassungsblog, Iss 2366-7044 (2023) Abortion Reproductive Rights Law K article 2023 ftdoajarticles 2023-02-05T01:27:18Z In 2019, Iceland passed a new law on the termination of pregnancy. Passed with a solid majority and the support of a cross-political coalition, the new law provides pregnant people with the right to decide on a termination, without having to get prior permission from medical personnel, as had previously been the case. The law was a huge step forward to ensure the protection of sexual and reproductive rights in Iceland, but there still remains room for improvement, for example with regard to the rights of trans people and the access of uninsured people to the service. The success of the legislation was also remarkable for the cross-political support it enjoyed, largely based on women’s solidarity as 18 of 22 women in parliament, from nearly all parties, supported the law. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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In 2019, Iceland passed a new law on the termination of pregnancy. Passed with a solid majority and the support of a cross-political coalition, the new law provides pregnant people with the right to decide on a termination, without having to get prior permission from medical personnel, as had previously been the case. The law was a huge step forward to ensure the protection of sexual and reproductive rights in Iceland, but there still remains room for improvement, for example with regard to the rights of trans people and the access of uninsured people to the service. The success of the legislation was also remarkable for the cross-political support it enjoyed, largely based on women’s solidarity as 18 of 22 women in parliament, from nearly all parties, supported the law. |
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