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Abortion

The following articles have been tagged with "Abortion":

Swedish MPs tout assisted suicide

Politics: 11 Oct 11
A secretive network of Swedish MPs has been formed to push for a legalisation of assisted suicide with the group's founder comparing the issue to the abortion debate in the 1970s. READ »

Pro-life group recruits Swedish children: report

National: 13 Jul 11
Anti-abortionists from a youth movement are recruiting children by asking them to sign a petition to get a glass of juice, according to a Swedish media report. READ »

Fewer Swedish teen girls getting abortions

Science & Technology: 8 Jun 11
Young women and girls in Sweden are getting fewer abortions, according to new figures, which also reveal a slight increase in controversial later-term abortions. READ »

Reduce abortions by promoting adoption: Christian Democrat

Politics: 30 May 11
Rather than abort unwanted children, women in Sweden should give birth and put the children up for adoption, a Christian Democrat politician has argued, hoping the measure would reduce the number of abortions in Sweden. READ »

Woman found pregnant despite abortion

Society: 12 May 11
A woman who had undergone an abortion continued to suffer morning sickness and pile on the weight and a further examination, three months later, showed that she was still pregnant. READ »

Climate change muddles Swedish abortion debate

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Apr 11
The abortion issue, long largely dormant in the Swedish popular discourse, has reemerged as a point of contention after two researchers called for a review of legislation framed in the 1970s, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson explains. READ »

Most young Swedes don't use condoms: study

Science & Technology: 5 Apr 11
Only 30 percent of young Swedes use a condom during sex, according to a new study mapping out Swedish sexual habits presented Tuesday. READ »

New Swedish film puts sex back on the map

Lifestyle: 14 Jan 11
Sweden’s last official sex education film became a hit in XXX-cinemas around the world. Four decades later, it's time for the sequel, but the new film probably won't enhance Sweden's reputation for sin, The Local's Ben Kersley reports. READ »

Introducing the Christian Democrats

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Christian Democrats, bidding to retain power as one of the smaller parties within the centre-right Alliance coalition. READ »

Juvenile care for teen girlfriend murder

National: 3 Aug 10
A 16-year-old boy was sentenced on Tuesday to three years juvenile detention for the murder of his girlfriend of the same age. He was also ordered to pay 210,000 kronor ($30,000) in damages to the girl's family. READ »

Swedish abortions decline in 2009: report

Society: 19 May 10
The number of abortions performed in Sweden fell in 2009, for the first time in five years, new statistics from the National Board of Health and Welfare show. READ »

Stockholm pram march marks Women's Day

Society: 8 Mar 10
Stockholm will on Monday host the largest ever march of the prams as part of the city's celebration of the 100th International Women's Day. The pram march hopes to bring focus on the problem of maternal mortality. READ »

Profile: Sweden's new EU minister Birgitta Ohlsson

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Feb 10
Birgitta Ohlsson was named as Sweden's new EU minister on Tuesday. An outspoken advocate of feminism, equality and civil liberties issues, as well as a keen supporter of Nato membership, Ohlsson also harbours dreams of a top UN human rights post. READ »

Lax procedures raise risk of accidental abortion

Science & Technology: 2 Nov 09
Healthy foetuses risk being aborted by mistake due to procedural deficiencies and misinterpreted ultrasounds at Swedish hospitals, a recent investigation shows. READ »

Sweden welcomes Irish 'Yes' to EU Treaty

Politics: 3 Oct 09
The Irish Yes vote for the European Union's Lisbon treaty is "a good day for Europe," Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, speaking for the EU's Swedish presidency, said on Saturday. READ »

Unborn child 'nearly killed' due to doc's error

Society: 14 Sep 09
A 24-year old mother-to-be from Stockholm nearly aborted her own child after a doctor wrongly diagnosed her as having had a delayed miscarriage. READ »

Swedish MP: I don't want to force abortion on Ireland

Society: 4 Aug 09
Swedish MP Birgitta Ohlsson has denied she wants to use the EU's Lisbon Treaty to impose liberal abortion laws on other countries. She just wants a debate, she says. READ »

Abortion register splits Alliance parties

Politics: 19 Jul 09
A proposal to include the identities of women in a national abortion register has divided the governing Alliance coalition parties. READ »

Poster exhibition portrays glory days of 'progg'

Lifestyle: 13 Jul 09
The Local's Lydia Parafianowicz chats with Swedish musician Håkan Agnsäter, who has loaned out his auspicious poster collection to the Nordic Museum in Stockholm. READ »

Bildt blasé over German EU delay

Politics: 30 Jun 09
As Sweden prepares to assume the EU's rotating presidency, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said he remains confident of Germany's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty despite a court ordered postponement. READ »

'Sweden needs an abortion register'

Society: 15 Jun 09
A Swedish government inquiry has proposed establishing a national abortion register and distributing free contraceptives to students over fifteen in a bid to lower the number of unwanted pregnancies and abortions. READ »

'God probably doesn't exist': Swedish humanists

Society: 10 Jun 09
The role of religion in public life in Sweden has been brought into sharp relief by a provocative ad campaign questioning the existence of God. READ »

Liberals launch EU pro-choice abortion initiative

Politics: 2 Jun 09
The Swedish Liberal party has launched a new initiative to give the women of Europe the right to choose to have an abortion and establish abortion as a human right. READ »

Marie Wickberg: a fresh face in politics

Analysis & Opinion: 25 May 09
Eager to make her mark in the upcoming election, Marie Wickberg of the Centre Party presents herself as a fresh-faced alternative to the "tired old men in the European Parliament". READ »

Sweden rules 'gender-based' abortion legal

Science & Technology: 12 May 09
Swedish health authorities have ruled that gender-based abortion is not illegal according to current law and can not therefore be stopped. READ »

Swedish teen sex ring trial underway

National: 27 Mar 09
The suspected mastermind of a Swedish teen sex ring hid under a blanket as he entered a Stockholm-area court room on Friday for the first day of his closed-door trial for pimping and a range of other related sex-crimes. READ »

Swedish MP to Pope: Ditch fundamentalism

Politics: 26 Mar 09
Prominent feminist politician Birgitta Ohlsson is demanding that the Swedish government launch a formal protest with the Vatican over the “religious fundamentalism” of Pope Benedict XVI. READ »

Norwegian women abort girls in Sweden

National: 22 Feb 09
Pregnant Norwegian woman have been allowed to undergo abortions in Sweden after finding out the sex of their child, according to new revelations. READ »

Medics upset over 'gender-based' abortion

Science & Technology: 16 Feb 09
A doctor in Sweden has asked health authorities for clarification after a woman twice had abortions carried out upon learning her fetuses were girls. READ »

Swedish doctor reprimanded following accidental abortion

Science & Technology: 16 Dec 08
A Stockholm-area hospital has been told to review its procedures after a doctor accidentally removed a fetus from a woman during a hysteroscopy. READ »

Women's rights on downward turn: anti-globalization activists

Analysis & Opinion: 19 Sep 08
Anti-globalization activists have warned of a downward turn for women's rights across Europe, citing growing religious extremism and neo-liberalism as contributory factors. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: September 5 - 11

Lifestyle: 4 Sep 08
What’s on: R.E.M and international comedy in Stockholm; Pink Floyd tribute and championship Golf in Gothenburg; Son of Dave and international dance in Malmö. READ »

Abortion increase blamed on declining use of pill

Society: 24 Aug 08
The number of abortions performed in Sweden increased by 17 percent between 2000 and 2007. The declining use of the contraceptive pill is to blame, experts argue. READ »

Sweden Democrat used Nazi propaganda

Politics: 7 Jul 08
The Sweden Democrats have landed in hot water after one of their representatives published an article on the party's website using phrases borrowed from a neo-Nazi group. READ »

Swedish abortion figures on the rise

Society: 18 Apr 08
There were more abortions carried out in Sweden last year than in 2006, new figures have shown. READ »

Romanian film takes Stockholm's top prize

Society: 25 Nov 07
A Romanian film on illegal abortion takes top prize at the Stockholm International Film Festival. READ »

Foreigners allowed to have abortions in Sweden

Politics: 16 Nov 07
Foreign women will be allowed to have abortions in Sweden from January under changes to legislation passed by the Swedish parliament on Thursday. READ »

Christian Democrats face split over abortion

Politics: 3 Jul 07
Sweden's Christian Democrat party is facing the prospect of a schism over the issue of abortion, it has been reported. READ »

Hägglund wins abortion battle

Politics: 29 Jun 07
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has won the support of his party on the charged issue of abortion. His opponents' proposals on the issue were all rejected at Friday's party conference. READ »

Jail for abortion pills in food

National: 13 Jun 07
A 27-year-old man in western Sweden has been jailed for attempting to terminate his girlfriend's pregnancy by spiking her food. READ »

Christian Democrats could demand abortion review

Society: 24 May 07
The Christian Democrats could call for the upper limit on abortions to be reduced from the current 22 weeks, it has been reported. Members are calling for even tougher restrictions. READ »

Hägglund: I believe in woman's right to choose

Society: 21 Apr 07
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has defended his plans to let foreign women undergo abortions in Sweden. The government also wants to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. READ »

The Swede who puts Madonna and Gore on the spot

Lifestyle: 16 Mar 07
Sweden's top interviewer Stina Lundberg Dabrowski tells Christine Demsteader about asking awkward questions of Madonna, discovering Margaret Thatcher's sense of humour and her 20-year pursuit of Fidel Castro. READ »

Christian Democrat snubs party in abortion protest

Politics: 2 Mar 07
Leading Christian Democrat Lars F Eklund will not run for reelection to the party board. He is troubled by what he sees as party leader Göran Hägglund's abandonment of Christian Democratic values on the issue of abortion. READ »

Abortion waits 'too long' in Sweden

Society: 28 Feb 07
Women are being forced to wait too long for abortions in Sweden, according to a new report. They should be allowed home to complete medical abortions, it suggests. READ »

Hägglund defends abortion plans

Society: 26 Feb 07
Allowing foreign women to travel to Sweden for abortions could lead to fewer illegal abortions, Social Affairs minister Göran Hägglund has said following criticism from church leaders. READ »

Church leaders threaten government over abortion

Politics: 25 Feb 07
Two of Sweden's most influential church leaders have threatened to encourage Christians to vote against the government at the next election, after Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund approved loosening abortion restrictions. READ »

Swedish women shun contraceptives

Science & Technology: 9 Feb 07
Women in Sweden are more inclined than before to take risks with contraception. Use of the morning-after pill has become much more common, and more women are having abortions. READ »

Man places abortion pills in girlfriend's food

National: 5 Feb 07
A man in western Sweden is facing criminal charges after going to extreme lengths to prevent his girlfriend from having a child. READ »

Man not guilty of pregnant Kenyan's killing

National: 14 Nov 06
A 35-year-old man charged with killing a pregnant Kenyan woman in Stockholm earlier this year has been found not guilty of the crime. The evidence was insufficient, the court said. READ »

Women forced to wait weeks for abortions

Science & Technology: 11 Sep 06
Many Swedish women wanting abortions are forced to wait for weeks before getting professional help. The wait can mean that they have to undergo painful surgical procedures. READ »

Aborted foetuses given secret memorials

Science & Technology: 22 Aug 06
Foetuses aborted at Swedish hospitals have been routinely cremated and buried in a memorial grave without the knowledge of their mothers, it has been reported. READ »

'Dead foetus' was alive

Society: 31 May 06
Doctors carrying out an abortion of what they believed was a dead foetus broke off the operation when it transpired that the baby was alive. READ »

Father gets 14 years for raping girl

Society: 17 Mar 06
A man who raped his daughter hundreds of times, and who twice made her pregnant, has been sentenced to 14 years in jail by a court in Gothenburg. READ »

Sweden "should offer abortions to foreigners"

Science & Technology: 7 Nov 05
A government inquiry proposes that the law on abortions be changed to allow foreign women to be able to have abortions in Sweden on the same terms as Swedish women. READ »

Man charged with repeatedly raping daughter

National: 3 Nov 05
SEE ALSO: 26 of 27 Stockholm rapes remain unsolved
A man in his 50s faces trial in Uddevalla, accused of raping his daughter on hundreds of occasions over a five-year period. When she was 13 she gave birth to her father's child. READ »

"Give abortion rights to illegal immigrants"

Society: 4 Aug 05
A health authority in southern Sweden has been flouting the law by granting abortions to illegal immigrants. Now calls are being made for a change to the law. READ »

Royals and Persson at Pope?s funeral

National: 8 Apr 05
As John Paul II is buried in Rome, Swedish leaders are on hand to pay their respects. Göran Persson said that, despite their differences, he saw the late pontiff as a “great religious leader”. READ »

King leads Sweden?s tributes to Pope

National: 3 Apr 05
Sweden’s politicians and church leaders react to the death of John Paul II. The government extends its sympathy to “the millions of people throughout the world who have lost their spiritual leader," as Swedish Catholics gather in Stockholm to mark the Pope's passing. READ »

Equality minister attacks US abortion policy

Politics: 3 Mar 05
The Swedish government's delegate to a UN conference on the status of women, Jens Orback, gets a spontaneous round of applause as he accuses the United States of putting women's lives at risk by denying them the right to abortion. READ »

Munch paintings "could be in Sweden"

Lifestyle: 28 Aug 04
...or anywhere else, for that matter. The theft of 'The Scream' and 'Madonna' from Oslo gets border police excited, while a Swedish artist's luggage is thrown out of Denver airport. READ »

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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

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Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »

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