Talnabrunnur – Issue 6 2026

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The latest issue of Talnabrunnur shows that the rate of terminations of pregnancy in Iceland has remained stable since the introduction of the new Termination of Pregnancy Actin 2019. In 2025, 1,117 terminations of pregnancy were recorded, corresponding to 12.2 procedures per 1,000 women of reproductive age. The analysis also shows that most terminations of pregnancy are carried out early in pregnancy and are managed medically. Iceland remains close to the Nordic average, and the findings do not indicate that the 2019 legislative changes led to either an increase in terminations or a rise in terminations performed later in pregnancy.

The authors are Arna Harðardóttir og Védís Helga Eiríksdóttir