Current
 The current legislation is the Abortion Act of 1974 (
SFS  1974:595). This states that up until the end of the eighteenth week of  the pregnancy the choice of an abortion is entirely up to the woman, for  any reason whatsoever. 
After the 18th a woman needs a permission from  the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen)  to have an abortion. Permission for these late abortions is usually  granted for cases in which the fetus or mother are unhealthy. Abortion  is not allowed if the fetus is viable, which generally means that  abortions after the 
22nd week  are not allowed. However, abortions after the 22nd week may be allowed  in the rare cases where the fetus can not survive outside the womb even  if it is carried to term.
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