4 December 2025
Amnesty International

Reacting to today’s vote by the Faroese parliament (the ‘Lagtinget’/‘Løgting’) to amend the law to permit access to abortion on request up until the end of the twelfth week of pregnancy, Turið Maria, Director of Amnesty International Faroe Islands said:   

“Today’s vote amending the Faroe Islands’ deeply outdated and restrictive abortion law is an important step towards ensuring the provision of safe and legal abortion.   

Continued: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/12/faroe-islands-vote-to-amend-outdated-law-an-important-step-towards-safe-and-legal-abortion/