Federal Family Minister Lisa Paus (Greens) is planning a law to give pregnant women who want to have an abortion unrestricted access to counseling centers and medical practices. She was reacting to the announcement by abortion opponents that they would protest under the motto “40 days for life” in front of institutions for pregnancy conflict counseling for 40 days until Easter. “Women must have unhindered access to counseling centers and facilities that carry out abortions,” Paus told the “RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland” (Thursday).
Vigils in front of these facilities are “border crossings and unacceptable interference in women’s highly personal decisions”. “The federal government will counteract this with legal measures,” announced Paus. Your company is working on a corresponding draft bill. There is a close exchange with the other departments concerned. “We propose an extension of the Pregnancy Conflict Act to expressly stipulate unhindered access to the counseling centers by law,” said the Greens politician.
The motto “40 days for life” is based on an international Christian movement from the USA. It refers to the Passiontide between Ash Wednesday and Easter.
The coalition of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP wants Paragraph 218 to be reviewed, according to which abortion is banned in Germany, but under certain conditions remains unpunished up to the twelfth week of pregnancy.
This is the case when the mother’s life is endangered by the pregnancy, the child was born as a result of rape or the woman is going through counseling. The traffic light coalition had already abolished the advertising ban for abortions last year, which made information about abortions more difficult. (epd)
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