The Danish Connection: 28 April 2025

Debating the new abortion limit, a citizenship scandal in Fyn, and Denmark’s oldest women’s magazine returns to print

This week on The Danish Connection:

Citizenship on trial in Fyn

Melissa shares the case of Nadine, a woman raised in Denmark since she was a child, who is now facing possible deportation over a 20-year-old citizenship “mistake.” She also shares how a Facebook comment may have worked against her, and what this says about citizenship, rights, and political pressure in Denmark.

Abortion limit raised to 18 weeks

Rachel discusses a major shift in reproductive rights: Denmark has officially extended the abortion limit from 12 to 18 weeks. She breaks down the new law, the political debates it has sparked, and what Mette Frederiksen has to say about it.

Femina returns to print while PostNord embraces digitalization

Eva looks into why, after almost 150 years, Denmark’s oldest women’s magazine Femina decided to end its weekly print editions – and then quickly backtracked on its decision. She also looks into how this correlates to PostNord’s decision to shut down its letter-delivering service in favour of digitalization, and what this means for Denmark’s older residents.

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