Induced abortions and births. Trends in seven counties, Norway, 1972-1983
Engelsk titel: Induced abortions and births. Trends in seven counties, Norway, 1972-1983
Författare:
Skjeldestad, Finn Egil
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 18
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 8163
Sammanfattning
This paper discusses the changes in the frequencies of induced abortions and births according to changes in the abortion legislation in Norway during the 1970s. The study material consists of women aged 15-44 years having undergone induced abortion or giving birth in seven Norwegian counties during the period 1972-83. The number of terminated pregnancies per 1 000 women of fertile age has shown a decrease corresponding to the reduction of births per 1 000 women. Thus the liberalization of the abortion law cannot account for the decreased number of births after 1975.