Law No. 572, 12 July 1985.
This Law amends Law No. 239 of 24 March 1970 on the termination of pregnancy. It introduces the following new Section 5a: "Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5, the National Board of Health may authorize the termination of a pregnancy if, as a result of amniocentesis or an ultrasonic examination, serological tests, or another reliable examination, it is established that the embryo is affected by a serious disease or physical disability, provided that the 24th week of pregnancy has not expired."
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D009358:Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; D019049:Developed Countries; D004194:Disease; D005060:Europe; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005387:Finland; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
Abortion Law; Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Congenital Abnormalities--legal aspects; Developed Countries; Diseases; Europe; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Finland; Laws And Statutes; Neonatal Diseases And Abnormalities; Northern Europe; Scandinavia