Pregnancy termination--situation in Finland.
Finnish abortion numbers have been declining steadily since the initial increase following the liberalization of abortion legislation in 1970, and in 1994, only 7.9 abortions per 1000 women between 15 and 49 years of age were performed. This figure is the lowest in the Nordic countries. Legislation, methods and complications, abortion services and contraceptive practices in Finland are described.
Mandelin
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MA
City Maternity Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000029:Abortion, Legal; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy