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As Germany continues to move towards legalizing abortion, Lisa Paus, Federal Minister for Family Affairs, is promising to introduce legislation blocking pro-lifers from exercising free speech near abortion facilities.<\/p>\n

Though abortion is illegal in Germany and punishable by up to three years in prison, neither women nor abortionists face penalties for abortions when the mother’s health is at risk (though intentionally killing a child before birth is not medically necessary<\/a>) or when the pregnancy is the result of rape. In addition, abortion can be committed in the first 12 weeks after fertilization (14 weeks LMP) as long as the mother undergoes mandatory counseling.\u00a0Paus and the Ministry for Family Affairs are working to decriminalize abortion<\/a>, with Paus saying that the penal code is \u201cnot the right place\u201d to regulate \u201cthe human right to reproductive self-determination.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho else but the pregnant women themselves should decide whether they want or can carry a child?\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Deutsche Welle, a state-owned news service, reported<\/a> that Paus has vowed to strike back against pro-lifers with buffer zones as 40 Days for Life prayer vigils start in Germany. “Women must have unhindered access to counseling services and facilities that perform abortions,” she told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) media. “The German government will counter this with legal measures.”<\/p>\n

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She further described the prayer vigils as “violations and unacceptable attacks on women’s extremely personal decision.”<\/p>\n

Paus also mentioned introducing buffer zone legislation at that time, saying, \u201cWe are working flat out to end sidewalk harassment of pregnant women. It\u2019s not easy, because we\u2019re dealing with the conflict between women\u2019s right to self-determination and the demonstrators\u2019 right to freedom of assembly and expression.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cornelia Kaminski, chairwoman of Action to Live for Everyone (ALfA), responded to Paus’ earlier statements in January, pointing out that all Paus is doing is trying to criminalize free speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the protests of the \u2018last generation\u2019, whose actions sometimes pose a considerable threat to the maintenance of public order, are not only tolerated by the state but are even publicly welcomed in some cases, the right of pro-life activists to freedom of expression, of which at all pose no such dangers, be circumcised,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is obvious that double standards are measured here and rather than law, ideology is the yardstick.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paus isn’t the only lawmaker looking to block pro-life efforts with buffer zones. Katja Mast, a lawmaker from the Social Democratic Party, likewise was quoted by German broadcaster Tagesschau as calling for legislation to be passed targeting pro-life advocates. “The state dictates that women must seek counseling in a difficult conflict situation. Then the state must also make sure that women can access counseling centers without harassment or stigmatization,” she said. “We are proposing an expansion of the Pregnancy Conflict Act to explicitly require unhindered access to counseling centers by law.”<\/p>\n

Though abortion has yet to be decriminalized, the German Federal Office of Statistics reported that 26,500 abortions were committed in the third quarter of 2022, an increase of 16.7% over the same period in 2021.<\/p>\n

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As Germany continues to move towards legalizing abortion, Lisa Paus, Federal Minister for Family Affairs, is promising to introduce legislation blocking pro-lifers from exercising free speech near abortion facilities. 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