https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany is renowned for its social safety net and for welcoming refugees in 2015. But just how liberal or conservative are Germans about certain hot-button issues – from dual citizenship to cannabis legalisation, abortion and guns? https://www.thelocal.de/20230110/how-conservative-or-liberal-are-germans Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:10:44 +0100 how-conservative-or-liberal-are-germans Abortion charities are reporting a sharp increase in the number of Polish women turning to them for help after a constitutional court ruling last month to tighten legislation. https://www.thelocal.de/20201111/traumatised-poles-look-to-germany-after-abortion-ruling Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:09:17 +0100 traumatised-poles-look-to-germany-after-abortion-ruling A German court Friday fined two gynaecologists for offering information publicly on how they carry out abortion services, despite the recent easing of a Nazi-era law banning practitioners from advertising of pregnancy terminations. https://www.thelocal.de/20190614/german-court-fines-two-doctors-for-advertising-abortion Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:19:37 +0200 german-court-fines-two-doctors-for-advertising-abortion The German Bundestag has approved a reform of the Nazi-era law that bans doctors from providing information on abortions. https://www.thelocal.de/20190222/bundestag-votes-to-reform-abortion-law-that-bans-doctors-from-advertising-abortion Fri, 22 Feb 2019 11:09:58 +0100 bundestag-votes-to-reform-abortion-law-that-bans-doctors-from-advertising-abortion Germany has agreed in principle to easing a Nazi-era law that makes it illegal for doctors to provide information on abortion services. But the move has received mixed reactions. Here’s what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.de/20190130/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-proposed-changes-to-germanys-abortion-law Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:57:26 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-proposed-changes-to-germanys-abortion-law Germany's coalition government agreed in principle Tuesday to soften a Nazi-era law that bars medical doctors from advertising abortion services. But campaigners want to fully scrap the clause. https://www.thelocal.de/20190129/germany-to-soften-ban-on-advertising-abortions Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:52:42 +0100 germany-to-soften-ban-on-advertising-abortions Campaigners battling to change Germany’s ‘Nazi-era’ abortion law are taking to the streets tomorrow in a nationwide demonstration. https://www.thelocal.de/20190125/nationwide-demonstration-in-battle-to-change-germanys-nazi-era-abortion-law Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:01:29 +0100 nationwide-demonstration-in-battle-to-change-germanys-nazi-era-abortion-law The debate over Germany's controversial Nazi-era abortion law is dominating the Bundestag right now. We looked at how the country is dealing with this divisive issue - and spoke to the doctor fighting for change. https://www.thelocal.de/20181213/why-germanys-divisive-abortion-debate-is-back-in-the-spotlight Thu, 13 Dec 2018 18:34:08 +0100 why-germanys-divisive-abortion-debate-is-back-in-the-spotlight More than 100 German lawmakers voiced concern on Friday about prenatal tests for genetic disorders such as Down Syndrome that they say lead to more abortions. https://www.thelocal.de/20181012/german-mps-voice-concern-about-prenatal-genetic-tests Fri, 12 Oct 2018 19:13:09 +0200 german-mps-voice-concern-about-prenatal-genetic-tests Two doctors whose website states that they provide abortion services went on trial on Wednesday charged with breaking the law on “advertising” abortions. https://www.thelocal.de/20180829/trail-starts-of-two-gynecologists-who-advertise-abortion-services Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:36:55 +0200 trail-starts-of-two-gynecologists-who-advertise-abortion-services In Germany, abortion is not the lightning rod for liberal and conservative anger that it is the US or Ireland, where a referendum is being held Friday on the matter. But the fact that it is technically illegal under the constitution is just one issue that still stirs debate. https://www.thelocal.de/20170914/5-things-to-know-about-abortion-in-germany Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:18:40 +0200 5-things-to-know-about-abortion-in-germany Pro-choice campaigners have a serious message in their fight for reproductive rights. But a group of expats in Berlin is aiming to provide some light relief on the issue of abortion by inviting people to party together. https://www.thelocal.de/20180405/pro-abortion-irish-referendum-berlin Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:44:27 +0200 pro-abortion-irish-referendum-berlin After a German court fined her 6,000 euros ($7,400) for spelling out on her practice's website that she performs abortions, gynaecologist Kristina Hänel vowed that "it can't go on like this". https://www.thelocal.de/20180330/the-doctors-battling-germanys-nazi-era-abortion-law Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:17:19 +0200 the-doctors-battling-germanys-nazi-era-abortion-law It is high time that Germany scraps a 1930s law that forbids doctors from providing women with complete information on how to terminate a pregnancy, argues Kate Cahoon. https://www.thelocal.de/20180212/abortion-in-germany-where-providing-information-is-a-crime Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:03:53 +0100 abortion-in-germany-where-providing-information-is-a-crime A doctor who published information for women about abortions on her website has been fined €6,000 for breaking German criminal law. https://www.thelocal.de/20171124/doctor-who-advertised-abortion-on-her-website-fined-6000 Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:15:28 +0100 doctor-who-advertised-abortion-on-her-website-fined-6000 This week a doctor will face court in Gießen on Friday for "advertising abortion," which is illegal under German law, after putting information about the procedure up on her website. https://www.thelocal.de/20171123/trial-begins-for-doctor-accused-of-advertising-abortion Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:42:43 +0100 trial-begins-for-doctor-accused-of-advertising-abortion During a meet-the-voter TV show on Monday night, an 18-year-old from Cologne asked Chancellor Angela Merkel a question on late abortion that hit on a sensitive ethical debate. https://www.thelocal.de/20170912/teen-with-down-syndrome-puts-merkel-on-spot-over-late-abortions Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:57:38 +0200 teen-with-down-syndrome-puts-merkel-on-spot-over-late-abortions Poland only allows abortions in a limited set of scenarios. So for many women faced with unwanted pregnancies, Germany has become a safe solution. https://www.thelocal.de/20170306/why-polish-women-choose-germany-for-abortions Mon, 06 Mar 2017 13:03:29 +0100 why-polish-women-choose-germany-for-abortions Germans don't really understand how their own country ticks, a new survey shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20161214/how-germans-are-much-happier-and-more-liberal-than-they-realize Wed, 14 Dec 2016 13:54:14 +0100 how-germans-are-much-happier-and-more-liberal-than-they-realize "24 Weeks", a harrowing German drama about a couple struggling to decide whether to have a late-term abortion, moved the audience to tears at its Berlin film festival premiere Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160215/german-late-term-abortion-brings-berlinale-to-tears Mon, 15 Feb 2016 09:31:37 +0100 german-late-term-abortion-brings-berlinale-to-tears