Social issues

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• Translations (Swedish Code of Statutes)

• 2006:351 The Genetic Integrity Act (external link)

  SFS 2006:351 Lag om genetisk integritet m.m.
  The Genetic Integrity Act on the website of The Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics

• 2005:1089 Ordinance on Government Grants for Women's Organisations (pdf)

  SFS 2005:1089 Förordning om statsbidrag för kvinnors organisering

• 2003:615 Statute concerning the Ethical Vetting of Research Involving Humans (external link)

  SFS 2003:615 Förordning om etikprövning av forskning som avser människor
  Statute concerning the Ethical Vetting of Research Involving Humans on the website of the Central Ethical Review Boards

• 2003:460 The Act concerning the Ethical Review of Research Involving Humans (external link)

  SFS 2003:460 Lag om etikprövning av forskning som avser människor
  The Act concerning the Ethical Review of Research Involving Humans on the website of the Central Ethical Review Boards

• 2003:307 Discrimination (Goods and services) Act (external link)

  SFS 2003:307 Lag om förbud mot diskriminering
  Discrimination (Goods and services) Act on the website of HomO

• 2002:297 Biobanks in Medical Care Act

  SFS 2002:297 Lag om biobanker i hälso- och sjukvården m.m.

• 2002:160 Act on Pharmaceutical Benefits, etc. (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2002:160 Lag om läkemedelsförmåner m.m.
  Act on Pharmaceutical Benefits, etc. on the website of
  the Pharmaceutical Benefits Board
  

• 2001:453 Social Services Act

  SFS 2001:453 Socialtjänstlag Social Services Act
  

• 1999:799 Social Insurance Act

  SFS 1999:799 Socialförsäkringslag

• 1999:131 The law on the Ombudsman against ethnic discrimination (external link)

  SFS 1999:131 Lag om Ombudsmannen mot etnisk diskriminering
  The law on the Ombudsman against ethnic discrimination on the website of the Ombudsman

• 1994:1117 Registered Partnership Act external link)

  SFS 1994:1117 Lag om registrerat partnerskap
  Registered Partnership Act on the website of the Ombudsman against Discrimination on grounds of Sexual Orientation (HomO)

• 1994:749 The Disability Ombudsman Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1994:749 Lag om Handikappombudsmannen
  The Disability Ombudsman Act
  on the website of the Ombudsman
  

• 1993:581 Tobacco Act (pdf)

  SFS 1993:581 Tobakslag
  

• 1993:389 The Assistance Benefit Act

  SFS 1993:389 Lag om assistansersättning

• 1993:387 Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments

  SFS 1993:387 Lag om stöd och service till vissa funktionshindrade (LSS)
  

• 1992:860 Act on the Control of Narcotic Drugs (external link)

  SFS 1992:860 Lag om kontroll av narkotika
  Act on the Control of Narcotic Drugs on the website of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

• 1990:52 The Care of Young Persons

  SFS 1990:52 Lag med särskilda bestämmelser om vård av unga (LVU)

• 1982:316 Act prohibiting the Genital Mutilation of Women

  SFS 1982:316 Lag med förbud mot könsstympning av kvinnor

• 1982:763 The Health and Medical Service Act

  SFS 1982:763 Hälso- och sjukvårdslag

• 1974:595 The Abortion Act

  SFS 1974:595 Abortlag

• Background reading

• Support from the social services for women subjected to violence Government Bill 2006/07:38

• Equality between Women and Men (external link)

  Factsheet, Swedish Institute, 2004
  

• Cohabitees and their joint homes

  Booklet about the act which came into force on 1 July 2003, Ministry of Justice, 2003

• Homosexual partnership and adoption

  Fact sheet, Ministry of Justice, 2003

• Equality between women and men in Sweden

  Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications

• Extended protection against discrimination

  Fact sheet, Ministry of Justice, 2003

• Sweden's Roma - a national minority

  Fact sheet, Ministry of Justice, 2003

• Fact sheet, Ministry of Justice, 2002

• The Social Services Act (external link, pdf)

  What are your rights after 1 January 2002?
  Booklet from the National Board of Health and Welfare, 2002

• Social insurance in Sweden

  Fact Sheet, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, 2007

• Facts about elderly in Sweden

  Fact Sheet, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, 2007

• Health and medical care in Sweden

  Fact Sheet, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, 2007