The section of the German Criminal Code that prohibits advertising for abortions “reflects an image of women that we firmly reject,” the committee representative also asserted.
Currently, women in Germany can procure an abortion by a doctor during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, following a compulsory counselling session.
A German bishop who has previously been outspoken on the matter was approached by CNA Deutsch but declined to comment.
Following the German federal government’s decision in March, the German bishops’ conference published a statement expressing cautious criticism of the government’s plans to lift the ban on abortion advertising, CNA Deutsch reported.
“In principle, it is to be welcomed that the federal government does not want to abolish the advertising ban without replacement – as originally proposed – but definitely sees a need for regulation for a specific ban on advertising for abortions,” it said in a statement released at the end of the bishops’ plenary assembly.
The bishops said they would examine the federal government’s proposal in more detail. “We remain concerned that the level of protection will be lowered too much at the expense of the protection of life required by the Basic Law.”
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