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Ezior

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8. Abortion was (is) an issue in Germany
Mon May 8, 2017, 04:50 AM
May 2017

There are a few creationists, but it's very rare I'd say. Certainly no popular political parties in support of creationism.

There probably are some politicians and voters who don't support abortion rights, it was a major controversy in the 70s. It is still technically illegal to have an abortion, but the penalty is 0€ in some circumstances. You can only get a penalty-free abortion after a mandatory counseling session. This is not for shaming anyone out of their decision, but they will tell you what kind of financial child support you can get, see if you have any conflicts that could be solved so you might want to give birth to the child, medical and financial info about abortions, psychological help related to abortions, etc. There's also a time limit, so there's a fine or even jail sentence (for the doctor) for late abortions, unless it was required for medical reasons or the pregnancy was because of a rape.

I'd say the situation is not ideal, but at least this compromise has support from the christian, conservative Merkel party CDU/CSU.

Contraceptives are pretty much a non-issue, even among catholics (the most conservative among the major religious groups in Germany. Evangelicals play a minor role.)

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how about evolution and reproductive rights ? JI7 May 2017 #1
Abortion was (is) an issue in Germany Ezior May 2017 #8
So abortion is illegal in Germany? whathehell May 2017 #14
I think the FN is a "national socialist" party Ezior May 2017 #2
Her father is a homophobe but she supposedly vanquished him from the party. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #4
Everything I have read about them, they don't speak to each other at all rpannier May 2017 #6
Her niece said if Marine was elected she would repeal France's marriage equality. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #7
That's what the new reich has been counting on for a while rpannier May 2017 #9
She actually "softened" the BlueMTexpat May 2017 #11
Marine is by far the saner. But she's STILL pretty bad. rpannier May 2017 #12
I agree 100%. BlueMTexpat May 2017 #28
She banished him. Macron vanquished her. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #15
quite a dysfunctional family onetexan May 2017 #17
That's why I shouldn't post at 2:00 A.M. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #21
You are correct that they are more nuanced rpannier May 2017 #5
They are where the far right and far left have common ground on multiple issues snooper2 May 2017 #22
Once you get past their hompohobia, xenophobia, Islamophobia... DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #3
I hope Macron realises how important the next 5 years are, and how important it is that France gets OnDoutside May 2017 #10
The one thing they have in common with the alt-right is simply RACISM. nikibatts May 2017 #13
Exactly. dalton99a May 2017 #18
and fear grantcart May 2017 #23
+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #25
Only Americans worship unfettered capitalism HopeAgain May 2017 #16
The big problem here NewRedDawn May 2017 #19
No, that would be SOME Americans...The rest of us are Democrats whathehell May 2017 #20
We are well on the way... HopeAgain May 2017 #27
This is why we don't have Single Payer Yavin4 May 2017 #24
Not an expert on French politics romanic May 2017 #26
Hard to say what Macron will do with that. "Marche" means market after all ucrdem May 2017 #29
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