Ledare: Barnmorskan vill vara martyr och offer

Abort i Sverige blev lagligt 1938. Enligt dåvarande lag var det tillåtet att utföra abort i Sverige på medicinska, humanitära eller rashygieniska skäl. Det betydde att om graviditeten utgjorde ett allvarligt hot mot kvinnans liv, om hon hade blivit med barn genom våldtäkt, eller om det fanns en risk att hennes barn kunde få allvarliga skador eller sjukdomar var abort tillåten. Lagen utökades 1946 och kom då också att inkludera socialmedicinska anledningar. 1963 gjordes en ny utökning, som inkluderade allvarliga fosterskador. En särskild kommitté utredde varje enskilt fall och som ett resultat av denna utredningsprocess, kunde beviljade aborter sällan utföras förrän mitten av den andra trimestern. Ett nytt förslag och en ny abortlag tillkom därför.

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