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The Swedish position, which was made known by Ambassador Urban Sjöström, comes a few days after members of Liberia's Religious Council strongly criticized the Swedish Embassy in Liberia for funding campaigns that push for the legalization of abortion in Liberia.
The Government of Sweden has disclosed that it remains steadfast in supporting pro-choice activists and funding campaigns that advocate for the legalization of abortion in Liberia even though it 'respects the views of religious leaders' who oppose abortion.
The Swedish position, which was made known by Ambassador Urban Sjöström, comes a few days after members of Liberia's Religious Council strongly criticized the Swedish Embassy in Liberia for funding campaigns that push for the legalization of abortion in Liberia.
The Council's remarks comes as the Senate is currently debating an amendment to the Public Health Law to make abortion legal after coming under intense pressure from the Amplifying Rights Network, a coalition of ten civil society organizations, which is supported by the Swedish government and has been pushing and holding campaigns for decriminalization of abortion.
'Yes, Sweden supports decriminalization of abortion, as recommended in WHO's 2022 Abortion Care Guideline, which recommends the full decriminalization of abortion,' Sjöström said in response to an email from the the Daily Observer seeking comments.
'Sweden recognizes that this is a complex issue...