Finland reduced teenage abortions by 66% (2000-2023) through free contraception, compulsory sex education, and liberalizing abortion in 2022.
Finland reduced teenage abortions by 66% between 2000-2023, crediting free contraception for adolescents and compulsory sex education in schools. Finland also liberalized abortion in 2022 amid debates in Europe and US court rulings restricting access to terminations. The number of abortions among under-20s rose in the 1990s, leading Finland to introduce morning-after pills without prescription for 15+ and mandatory sex education in schools.
June 03, 2024
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