As Germany sees pro-life protests, and a decade's old debate, reignited, we look at what you should know about the debate on reproductive rights in Germany. Toward the end of last year, it had looked like German lawmakers were ready to legalise abortion in Germany once and for all. So here's what you should know about Germany's abortion law and the surrounding debate. The government argued that getting rid of this paragraph paved the way for more accessible information on abortion in Germany. Those against liberalising abortion laws say the focus should be on education, not relaxing legislation.