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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Abortion is | Abortion is permitted in Germany for the first trimester (up to 12 weeks pregnant). To access abortion services, it is required that the woman first seeks counseling. During this period, legal reasons to receive an abortion include: to save the life of the woman, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, rape or incest, fetal impairment, economic or social reasons, and available on request. After the first trimester, abortions can be legally performed if the woman has mental/health problems or if there is potential risk to the fetus. But this is an exception, not the standard, and a case must be made. For all women who receive abortions, there is mandatory counseling. | ||
There | While Berlin is a generally progressive city, some patients have reported unfriendly treatment at certain facilities. So, as always, it's important to research in advance. There are some Catholic hospitals that refuse to prescribe the abortion pill, even though it is legal, as well. However, Berlin has the most abortions out of any city in Germany each year, and it is reportedly much more tolerant toward abortion than more conservative regions of the country, such as Bavaria. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||