SPIEGEL editor Milena Hassenkamp reports on her months of research in political circles, at demos and in doctors' offices. The traffic light coalition has already abolished the so-called advertising ban for abortions, but the SPD and the Greens want more.
Abortions should finally be regulated outside the criminal code; a commission will soon present proposals on this matter. The fear of a culture war resonates in the traffic light dispute, as the Union parties distance themselves from this, but oppose reforms.