Legalise abortions in first trimester, German commission says - BBC News

Opposition parties accused the commission of political bias and threatened to challenge any liberalisation of abortion in court.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Pro-abortion protesters in Cologne last SeptemberBy Damien McGuinnessBBC News, BerlinA government-appointed expert commission has called on Germany to legalise the termination of a pregnancy within the first 12 weeks.

It might come as a surprise to many, but abortions are, in fact, generally illegal in the Western European nation.

There are, however, exemptions.

For instance, a woman is not punished for choosing to terminate a pregnancy within the first 12 weeks if she has an official medical consultation beforehand.

Other exemptions include cases of rape or when the woman's life is in danger.

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