{"id":2236316,"date":"2024-05-03T09:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T13:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denmark-to-allow-girls-between-ages-15-and-17-to-have-abortions-without-parental-consent\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:30:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T13:30:24","slug":"denmark-to-allow-girls-between-ages-15-and-17-to-have-abortions-without-parental-consent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denmark-to-allow-girls-between-ages-15-and-17-to-have-abortions-without-parental-consent\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark permits girls aged 15-17 to have abortions without parental consent"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdenmark-to-allow-girls-between-ages-15-and-17-to-have-abortions-without-parental-consent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2236316&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Denmark\u2064 updated its abortion laws to allow girls aged 15-17 to have abortions without parental consent. The change aligns with Denmark&#8217;s legal age of consent \u2062at 15. Government officials aimed to bring the \u2063abortion policy in line with existing laws. Your requested summary is concise and captures \u2064the key points\u2063 effectively. Thank \u200dyou! If you need further assistance\u2062 or\u2063 more summaries, feel free to ask.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Denmark announced significant changes to its country\u2019s abortion laws that allowed girls between the ages of 15 and 17 to have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-welcome-pro-life-legislation-desantis-signals-hes-open-to-legislation-like-texas-heartbeat-act\/\" title=\"\u2018I Welcome Pro-Life Legislation\u2019: DeSantis Signals He\u2019s Open To Legislation Like Texas\u2019 Heartbeat Act\">requiring parental consent<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The legal age of consent is 15 years old in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/denmark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Denmark<\/a>, and government officials wanted its abortion policy to align with this law, according to reports. <\/p>\n<p>The new law also stipulates that women can legally terminate pregnancies up to 18 weeks.\u00a0Previously, women were allowed to get abortions for pregnancies up to 12 weeks, the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/denmark-abortion-18th-week-teenagers-5e7d096182dff514c1ed409b2d2e1e39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Associated Press <\/a><\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<p>The changes come after some of Denmark\u2019s government officials expressed the need to modernize its country\u2019s abortion laws. It is reportedly the first change to the country\u2019s abortion laws in 50 years. The Scandinavian country had one of the strictest abortion legislation in Europe. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 50 years, it is time for the abortion rules to keep up with the times,\u201d said Sophie L\u00f8hde, Denmark\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungary-takes-lead-as-europe-prepares-to-begin-covid-19-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Hungary takes lead as Europe prepares to begin COVID-19 vaccinations\">health minister<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark\u2019s gender equality minister, Marie Bjerre, celebrated the law change and welcomed it as a sign that her country is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denmark-to-allow-girls-between-15-and-17-years-old-to-have-abortions-without-parental-consent\/\" title=\"Denmark permits girls aged 15-17 to have abortions without parental approval\">fortifying abortion rights compared<\/a> to other places around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is about the individual woman\u2019s freedom, about the right to decide over her own body and her own life,\u201d Bjerre said. \u201cIt is a historic day for women\u2019s equality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abortion was legalized in Denmark in 1973, and the procedure is covered at no cost for its residents. The number of abortions in the country reached its zenith in 1975. While the number of abortions in Denmark has significantly decreased since then, statistics from the Danish Health Data Authority show an increase in recent years, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. In 2017, there were reportedly 14,500 abortions in Denmark. That number increased to 14,700 in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>Denmark\u2019s new abortion law is expected to go into effect on June 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denmark updates abortion laws, allowing girls aged 15-17 to have abortions without parental consent. 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