UIC Law Review Volume 9 Issue 3 Article 4 Spring 1976 West German Abortion Decision: A Contrast to Roe v. Wade West German Abortion Decision: A Contrast to Roe v. Wade, 9 J. Marshall J. Prac. & Proc. 605 (1976) Robert E. Jonas John D. Gorby Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.law.uic.edu/lawreview Part of the Comparative and Foreign Law Commons, and the Health Law and Policy Commons Recommended Citation Robert E. Jonas, West German Abortion Decision: A Contrast to Roe v. Wade West German Abortion Decision: A Contrast to Roe v. Wade, 9 J. Marshall J. Prac. & Proc. 605 (1976) https://repository.law.uic.edu/lawreview/vol9/iss3/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by UIC Law Open Access Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in UIC Law Review by an authorized administrator of UIC Law Open Access Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. WEST GERMAN ABORTION DECISION: A CONTRAST TO ROE v. WADEt Translated by ROBERT E. JONAS* AND JOHN D. GORBY** Guiding Principles applicable to the judgment of the First Senate of the 25th of February, 1975: - 1 F.C.C. 1/74 - - 1 F.C.C. 2/74 - - 1 F.C.C. 3/74 - - 1 F.C.C. 4/74 - - 1 F.C.C. 5/74 - - 1 F.C.C. 6/74 --A 1. The life which is developing itself in the womb of the mother is an independent legal value which enjoys the protec- tion of the constitution (Article 2, Paragraph 2, Sentence 1; Article 1, Paragraph 1 of the Basic Law).