Demands Safe Abortion Day ’24

F_Streik Bremen demands:

  1. The complete and unconditional removal of Section 218 from the German Criminal Code.
  2. Unrestricted, nationwide, and barrier-free access to legal, local abortion services.
  3. A human rights-based new regulation of abortion, founded on sexual and reproductive health and rights.
  4. The abolition of mandatory counseling and the “waiting period” (§218a).
  5. The right to qualified, non-directive counseling as a mandatory responsibility of the federal and state governments.
  6. Full coverage of all costs by health insurance, and the treatment of abortion as a standard part of healthcare and health protection.
  7. Mandatory training in abortion methods as part of medical education for specialists and medical degree programs.
  8. Comprehensive information about and free access to all contraceptives, as well as free provision of the morning-after pill as an emergency contraceptive.
  9. The destigmatization of abortion and the inclusion of the topic in sexual education.
  10. Social and economic support from the state and the provision of necessary infrastructure for all who choose to have a child, ensuring they can maintain their life plans.