Faroe Islands lawmakers have narrowly failed to reform the Danish territory’s strict abortion law. The Danish news agency Ritzau reported that the Faroese Parliament was deadlocked at 15 votes for and 15 against a bill legalizing abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy. Under the current law, which dates back to 1956, abortions are only permitted in the Faroe Islands if the health of the mother or the foetus is seriously at risk, in cases of rape or incest, or if the mother is deemed unfit to care for a child. Lawmaker Hervør Palsdottir from the left-wing Tjódveldi party called the decision …