The Gaps In The List

An official list of Doctors and clinics that perform abortions in Germany, should make it easier for patients to get help. The document includes, however, so far, only 87 entries, almost exclusively from Hamburg and Berlin. Most of the other provinces are not represented at all. Approximately 1200 Doctors and facilities for abortion before.

For the most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia were just listed three practices, criticised the women’s political spokesperson of the Greens, Ulle Schauws. “Unintentionally pregnant women in Need does not help.” First of all, the “the taz reports”.

“May not be fully”

Background to the list the Reform of section 219a of February. After months of debates, the Grand coalition had agreed that Doctors should be different than previously inform, for example, on their website, that they perform abortions – for more information about the methods, however, are not allowed. (For more on the methods you are reading here.)

Was introduced with the Reform is that the Federal chamber of physicians maintains a list of Doctors, hospitals and other facilities that perform abortions to make – it should be updated monthly.

The currently existing entries are based mainly on already existing lists for Hamburg and Berlin, said the chamber on request. With the launch of the online platform now, Doctors could apply to the whole of Germany one entry. Since this is voluntary, the list “may not be fully” explained, the Federal centre for health education published the Summary on its website.

In the past year have decided to 100,000 women in Germany to have an abortion.