Abortions are provided free-of-charge in hospitals. It is illegal to perform abortions in clinics, though doctors are empowered to provide abortions outside of hospitals in emergency circumstances. Illegal abortions remain very rare because, due to the generality of the conditions specified in the law, in practice a woman can get an abortion under almost any circumstance. [ 7 ]
Political controversy since the 1970 law has been mild. Members of parliament from rightist parties, notably the Finns Party , periodically make statements decrying abortion as immoral. Still, there has been no focused political campaign to significantly restrict abortion since legalization