Denmark:

1. pregnancy, childbirth, or care of the child entail a risk of deterioration of the woman's health on account of an existing or potential physician or mental illness or infirmity or as a consequence of other aspects of the conditions under which she is living;

2. the woman has become pregnant under the circumstances referred to in Section 210 or Sections 216-224 of the Civil Criminal Code [rape and incest];

3. there is a danger that, on account of a hereditary condition or of an injury or disease during embryonic or fetal life, the child will be affected by a serious physician or mental disorder;

4. the woman is incapable of giving proper care to a child, on account of a physical or mental disorder or feeble-mindedness;

5. on account of her youth or immaturity, the woman is for the time being incapable of giving proper care to a child;

6. it can be assumed that pregnancy, childbirth, or care of a child constitute a serious burden to the woman, which cannot otherwise be averted, and it therefore appears essential for the pregnancy to be terminated, taking into account the interests of the woman, the management of her household, or the care of her other children. In reaching the decision, consideration shall be paid to the woman's age, the effort involved in her occupation, and her personal circumstances in other respects, as well as the circumstances of the family from the point of view of housing, income and health.

And abortions are free for women in Denmark.

Contrast that to the language for exceptions that Republicans have passed and are trying to pass, which is only in cases of "serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman" to preserve the life of the mother only "in a medical emergency," etc., explicitly exclude anything related to mental health, and with some states even excluding cases of rape and incest.

These are not the same things no matter how many weeks your cut-off is.


[Post edited by 00 Hoo at 11/11/2023 6:35PM]