Legalizing abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy is being recommended by an expert commission set up by the chancellor, but it remains unclear whether the federal government will adopt its proposals. Today, abortion in Germany is illegal, except when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or the life of the pregnant woman is threatened. And in these cases, the interruption must be done within the first twelve weeks of conception. The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine” established last year by the chancellor consists of 18 scientists in medicine, psychology, ethics and law, with the aim of investigating the need for changes in the institutional framework for abortion, egg donation and surrogacy. The commission's report is expected to be made public on Monday, but Der Spiegel magazine and Sueddeutsche Zeitung are already publishing the relevant information. “The fundamental illegality of abortion in the early stages of pregnancy […]
Source: News Beast
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