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In Germany, abortion is legal in the first trimester, provided that the woman seeks counselling from a recognized emergency pregnancy counselling service.

The law requires that the counselling service encourages here to continue the pregnancy. If, however, at the conclusion of the counselling she still wishes an abortion, she is entitled to one. (German Penal Code, Art. 218a/219).

Three guesses as to which antiquated Roman organization (run by old guys in long dresses yet!) fought hard to insert this language in the counselling provision...

"Ideas or the lack of them can cause disease." - Kurt Vonnegut

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Wed Aug 24th, 2005 at 02:11:35 PM EST
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It has to be added though that these "recognized emergency pregnancy counselling service" can be run by churches, charities, unions, ao. And the guys in the long dresses got it in, but there is now a growing body of lay catholics "Donum vitae"  that offer the service - despite the fact that those guys did withdraw from it completely.  There are now over 181 places were you can get pregnancy advice from catholics, if you so felt inclinded to do. This charity is therefore in direct conflict with the teaching of the roman-catholic church.
I think it is important to stress that even though they are Pro-live, your attendance and meeting with them is sufficent to get the piece of paper to get the abortion. - What would be interesting to know is: what is the percentage of change with these advice centres.

Abortion increased by 4% in the last quarter of 2004 compared with the previous year. Reasons given are mostly financial and insecurity about the future.

by PeWi on Thu Aug 25th, 2005 at 01:20:43 PM EST
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