Biomaterial Database

[Legal protection of the fetus in West Germany]. 1992

I von Brauchitsch

No German legislation specifically addresses legal protection to the unborn child. Abortion which is synonymous with killing an unborn child remains a crime respective if prosecution is carried out or not. The German Supreme Court produced guidelines in 1975 concerning the unborn child's protection which indicate that the life of the unborn should be afforded the same legal protection as that of a living being. But jurisdiction, new legal drafts or the public debate alone are not able to reduce the number of abortions.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007237	Infanticide	The killing of infants at birth or soon after.	Neonaticide,Infanticides,Neonaticides
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260	Female		Females
D005858	Germany	A country in central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. The capital is Berlin.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000029	Abortion, Legal	Termination of pregnancy under conditions allowed under local laws. (POPLINE Thesaurus, 1991)	Abortion on Demand,Abortions, Legal,Legal Abortion,Legal Abortions