Abortion figures in Norway remain stable. This shows figures from the Abortion Register published on Tuesday morning. At the same time, there is a decrease in the number of abortions among women between the ages of 25 and 29. At the same time, they see a small increase among women between 15 and 19 years of age. – After an increase in the number of abortions after the pandemic, it now seems that we will have a stabilization of the number of abortions in 2024 compared to 2023, says Mette Løkeland-Stai. She is a senior physician at FHI and is responsible for the Abortion Register. Mette Løkeland Stai, senior physician at FHI. Photo: Jon Petrusson / news Increased since 2022 In recent years, the numbers have been historically low, but in 2022 they rose for the first time since 2008. Since then, the numbers have continued to rise, and that trend now appears to be stagnating. – The small increase we had last year was barely past the numbers before the pandemic. You had to expect a decline during the pandemic, when people had less contact. She emphasizes that there are still historically low numbers, and that they are significantly lower than ten years ago – It has really been almost consistently the three northernmost counties and Oslo that have the highest abortion numbers, says Løkeland-Stai. been a decrease of 10 percent so far at Oslo University Hospital. The changes have been less marked at the other university hospitals, the figures from FHI show. Proposal for a new abortion law For the first time in 50 years, the government has proposed changes to the abortion law. There, among other things, it is proposed that the limit for self-determined abortion should be extended. Today, women have the right to self-determined abortion up to and including week 12 of pregnancy. They want to increase it to 18 weeks. They also promise better support and help for women who have abortions. Published 17.09.2024, at 07.27 Updated 17.09.2024, at 07.42
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New abortion figures for Norway in 2024 – the figures stagnate – news Vestland
