German Abortion I Opinion
Germany Federal Constitutional Court
39 BVerfGE 1 (1975) 17
- Written by Kyli Cotten, JD
Facts
The German legislature passed the Fifth Statute to Reform the Penal Law. Section 218a included a statement that abortions up to a certain time period would not be penalized.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Benda, J.)
Dissent (Rupp von Brunneck, J.)
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