Call for demonstrations for the legalisation of abortion in Berlin and Karlsruhe!
Legalize Abortion -Now!
Dec 3, 2024
On 07.12.2024, demonstrations for the legalisation of abortion will take place in Berlin and Karlsruhe. These will start in parallel at 13:00 at Alexanderplatz in Berlin and Kronenplatz in Karlsruhe with speeches, live musical acts and information stands. More than 100 associations, organisations and initiatives from all over Germany are calling for the abolition of Section 218 without replacement, a right to voluntary counselling instead of the current compulsory counselling and the full assumption of costs for all.
The demonstrations are taking place against the backdrop of a cross-party group motion in the Bundestag that seeks to reorganise abortion. The motion is expected to be debated in the Bundestag for the first time on 5 December 2024. The proposers are aiming for it to be passed before the next parliamentary elections, but politicians from the CDU/CSU, FDP and AfD are strongly attacking the proposal.’
The members of the Bundestag have a historic opportunity to legalise abortion before the next general election. We must not allow conservative and right-wing forces to prevent this. We will therefore show them on 7 December: We are the majority and we want legalisation,’ says Leonie Weber from the “Legalise abortion - now” campaign. Jascha Anders from the campaign adds: ‘By sticking to the 12-week deadline and the counselling requirement, the bill falls far short of our demands. The committees must now make adjustments. We don't want half measures, we want reproductive self-determination for everyone.’
The demonstrations are the culmination of the civil society campaign ‘Legalise abortion - now!’ and join a number of political efforts to legalise abortion this year, including the report of the expert commission on reproductive self-determination and reproductive medicine, the results of the ELSA study and a civil society bill to legalise abortion. The full list of signatories and further information on the demonstrations can be found at https://abtreibung-legalisieren.de/.