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Do Shit: How To Get An Abortion In Iceland
The útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done Much like wrangling your annual tax return or figuring out how to register your kid for extra-curriculars, navigating the health care system in Iceland can be tricky and frustrating and, sometimes, rage inducing. But…
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Two Conservative MPs Disagree Over Abortion Issue
Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir says that she disagrees with her party colleague, Ásmundur Friðriksson, who says too many abortions are being carried out in Iceland. Vísir reports. A heated debate arose in Parliament on the parliamentary proposal, submitted by Rósa…
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Abortion Proposal Discussed This Week
The Minister of Health, Svandís Svarvarsdóttir, will be tasked with making sure people who travel to Iceland to undergo abortions receive the proper healthcare, RÚV reports. Rósa Björk Brynsjólfsdóttir, who drafted the proposal in light of current events in Poland, will be…
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Proposal To Allow Europeans To Have Abortions In Iceland
A parliamentary proposal is being made by several MPs to allow those who are unable to have abortions in their home countries to have the procedure done in Iceland instead, Vísir reports. Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir, along with eighteen other MPs, are making…
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Iceland’s New Abortion Law Goes Into Effect Today
The highly contentious law, which allows the termination of a pregancy until the end of the 22nd week, has gone into effect as of September 1, RÚV reports. The law was passed last May with 40 votes in favour, 18 against, three…
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Still Angered, Duterte Slams Icelandic Abortion Law
Yesterday, in Quezon City, President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte strongly criticised Iceland’s policy regarding pregnancy termination. Switching to English in the middle of his speech for the Iceland comment, presumably to be understood internationally, Duterte said, “Do you know what? Iceland…
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What Are Icelanders Talking About?
As you might have guessed, of greatest prevalence on social media over the past two weeks has been Hatari at Eurovision. For those of you following along at home, if you think the international response has been contentious, boy do we have…
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The Lowest Common Denominator: Icelandic Populism, American Inspiration
Iceland’s right wing populists may not be a part of the coalition government, or wield tremendous political power (yet), but they have already demonstrated an ability to disrupt the political process and degrade the public discourse in a way eerily reminiscent of…
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Iceland’s Parliament Passes Landmark Abortion Law
Last night, Iceland’s Parliament passed a hotly contested bill into law which allows for an abortion until the end of the 22nd week of pregnancy. Kjarninn reports that the law was passed with 40 votes in favour, 18 against, three abstentions and…
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Iceland Preparing For Major Changes To Their Abortion Laws
Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir (above) will soon submit a bill to Parliament which would make several changes to Iceland’s existing abortion laws, RÚV reports. Iceland’s abortion laws are amongst the most conservative in northern Europe, and updating them has often been…
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No, Icelanders Are Not Required To Abort Fetuses With Down Syndrome
A recent CBS report on Iceland’s pre-natal policies has sparked sharp criticism of the country from American conservatives, among them Republican senator Ted Cruz and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. CEO of deCODE Kári Stefánsson responded to their complaints this morning. The…
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Polish MPs Send Letter Of Thanks To Iceland
Members of Nowoczesna, a Polish opposition party, have sent a letter of gratitude to the Icelandic people for the country’s solidarity against the now-defeated abortion legislation that sparked global protests. The legislation in question, which would have instituted an almost total ban…
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Icelandic Protesters Send Message To Poland – PHOTOS
Protesters in Iceland festooned the Polish embassy with coat hangers in protest to the country’s tightening abortion laws. The legislation has been making headlines around the world, and has not gone unnoticed in Iceland, where Poles comprise the largest ethnic minority in…
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Health Minister To Review Iceland’s Abortion Law
The Minister of Health believes Iceland’s 40-year-old abortion law is due for a review, and possibly a revision. Vísir reports that, in a recent issue of Læknablaðið (The Doctor’s Paper), an article pointed out that Iceland’s abortion law – last codified in…
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Anti-Abortion Prayer Group “Harassment”
A sociologist and gender studies expert told the Grapevine that an anti-abortion group which has recently gained attention is engaging in harassment of women. Vísir reports that a group of four have recently begun to assemble in front of the Women’s Ward…
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Prayed To Change Attitude To Abortion
During a Christian conference in Iceland this weekend, attendees prayed for a change in the nation’s attitude to abortion, reports RÚV. The conference, called Kristsdagur (Christian Day) invited attendees to Harpa Concert Hall to “pray for unborn children and the coming generations,”…
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Book On Abortion For Women In Iceland In The Works
Two academics are calling upon women in Iceland to share with them their personal experiences with abortion, with the aim of compiling them into a book. About 1,000 abortions are performed in Iceland each year. Political scientist Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir and gender…