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The important part is §218a which declares the situations in which abortion is legal. This is not something like prosecutorial discretion, it's still a matter o
by fabian2k 4y ago
The important part is §218a which declares the situations in which abortion is legal. This is not something like prosecutorial discretion, it's still a matter of law.
- fosefx 4y agoEnglish translation: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_stgb.html#p1964 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_st... Most notable: "The pregnant woman does not incur the penalty specified in section 218 if the termination was performed by a physician after counselling (section 219) and no more than 22 weeks have elapsed since conception"
- sReinwald 4y ago> [...] and no more than 22 weeks have elapsed since conception You seem to have made a quite unlucky typo there. It's 12 weeks since conception, not 22. We are not that progressive.