Faroe Islands: Vote to amend outdated law “an important step towards safe and legal abortion”

By Amnesty International

Reacting to today’s vote by the Faroese parliament (the ‘Lagtinget’/‘Løgting’) to amend the law to permit access to abortion on request up until the end of the twelfth week of pregnancy, Turið Maria, Director of Amnesty International Faroe Islands said:    “Today’s vote amending the Faroe Islands’ deeply outdated and restrictive abortion law is an important […] The post Faroe Islands: Vote to amend outdated law “an important step towards safe and legal abortion”   appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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