The punishment ofUppenbar kyrkoplikt (Public Church Duty), a form ofpublic humiliation were criminals are pilloried by being placed on a stool during sermon and repent their criminal act, are abolished for sexual crimes, such as having sex outside marriage, in order to spare unmarried mothers the social stigma which are viewed as a contributing factor of infanticide.[1] The reason is to spare unmarried mothers the social stigma which results in infanticide, as theUppenbar kyrkoplikt in practice exposed them and makes their indiscretion impossible to hide.
Theguild membership requirement forinnkeepers are dropped. This makes the profession considerably more accessible for women and makes it one of the most common for women.[2]
^Karin Tegenborg Falkdalen: Kyrkomiljö på Jamtli (2007) Östersund (Swedish)
^Mot halva makten – elva historiska essäer om kvinnors strategier och mäns motstånd Redaktör: Ingrid Hagman. Rapport till Utredningen om fördelningen av ekonomisk makt och ekonomiska resurser mellan kvinnor och män Stockholm 1997
^Ann Öhrberg (2001). Vittra fruntimmer. Författarroll och retorik hos frihetstidens kvinnliga författare. Stockholm: Gidlunds Förlag.ISBN91-7844-330-X