Abortion which midwives usually worked were relatively safe. In addition, some commentators have written that, despite improved medical procedures, the period from the 1930s until legalization also saw more zealous enforcement of anti-abortion laws, and concomitantly an increasing control of abortion providers by organized crime. Soviet Russia (1919), Iceland (1935) and Sweden (1938) were among the first countries to legalize certain or all forms of abortion. In 1935 Nazi Germany, a law was passed permitting abortions for those deemed "hereditarily ill", while women considered of German stock were specifically prohibited from having abortions. Beginning in the second half of the twentieth
Abortion in Vietnam Abortion in Vietnam With abortion being legalized in Vietnam since the 1960s, it is one of the most liberal countries with respect to abortion laws and policies. Due to its focus on family planning, the State has enabled free and unrestricted access to abortion services and contraceptive services in the country. Vietnam also has one of the highest rates of abortion that has been surveyed in the world. There is limited information on the legal status of induced abortion in Vietnam. Information suggests that abortion was available on request from at least 1971 and was available in the entire country