{"id":128853,"date":"2016-10-19T15:53:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T19:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=128853"},"modified":"2016-10-19T17:53:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T21:53:48","slug":"norway-to-allow-foreign-women-pregnant-with-healthy-twins-to-abort-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/norway-to-allow-foreign-women-pregnant-with-healthy-twins-to-abort-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway to allow foreign women pregnant with healthy twins to abort one"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Due to a ruling<\/a> from Norway’s Ministry of Health, women who are pregnant with more than one baby at the same time\u00a0will be permitted to abort one or some of those babies, even if they are healthy, and even if the woman is a citizen of another country.<\/p>\n

“Selective reduction” abortions – aborting one or more babies while leaving at least one alive – is more restricted<\/a> in nearby Sweden and Denmark, but the ruling from Norway means that women from other countries will be allowed to receive the procedure in Norway. Several women from other Scandinavian countries have reportedly already contacted Norwegian hospitals about getting selective abortions.<\/p>\n

Hospitals\u00a0will not be\u00a0required to ask patients for\u00a0their fixed address, leading some to fear that the ruling will lead to a surge in “abortion tourism<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

European news agency The Local<\/a> reports: “The decision went against the advice of many doctors, who fear that the procedure carries risks for the health of both the mother and the remaining fetus.”<\/p>\n

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