Ingilín Didriksen Strømm stated that the new law in the Faroe Islands legalizes abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy, overturning the highly restrictive 1956 legislation that led to imprisonment for women and doctors.Pro-choice groups such as
Amnesty International’s
Faroe Islands branch and "
Fritt Val" welcomed the reform for affirming women's autonomy and reducing the need to travel abroad for abortions.