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North Dakota update

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A judge in North Dakota has recently struck down the abortion ban there, according to a couple of news articles I’ve just seen. 2600:100A:B1CF:5A9E:19C5:21AD:EC20:B689 (talk) 18:51, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done: Thanks for bringing this up. I have found a source for this, but in the future, please provide a reliable source for any changes you propose. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧(talk | contribs) 19:48, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Germany

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Germany is still governed by article 218 making abortion illegal except for the life of the mother. However in the first three months you can not be prosecuted for violating the law. Germany should be changed on the map to reflect this. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7613423/ 3Kingdoms (talk) 19:48, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

3Kingdoms, Article 218a of the German criminal code says that "the elements of the offence under section 218 are not deemed fulfilled" if the woman requests the abortion, obtains counseling, and the abortion is done by a physician in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.[1] The law was written this way, instead of explicitly saying that abortion is allowed in these conditions, to satisfy a constitutional interpretation. German sources usually describe it as "unlawful but unpunishable", but this distinction is pointless. The UN source used as a basis for the table in this article, cited above the table, as well as many other sources, simply list Germany as allowing abortion on request in the first 12 weeks.[2] Some other countries also write their laws similarly, prohibiting abortion in general and only removing the penalty in certain cases, and they are also considered to allow abortion in these cases. So based on these sources, and for consistency, Germany should remain dark blue on the map. In the table in the article, the last 3 columns for Germany are in light green, meaning permitted with complex legality, with a note explaining the details. Heitordp (talk) 04:53, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Georgia update

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The “Abortion in Georgia (U.S. State)” article has already been updated to show that the restrictions from 2022 have been struck down. This is the source shared on that article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/30/georgia-abortion-ban-overturned 2600:100A:B1E1:8E0B:7CDE:8C4F:3D81:DDBA (talk) 00:10, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done: Thanks for bringing this up. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧(talk | contribs) 02:06, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Michoacán

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The Mexican state of Michoacán decriminalised elective abortion last week, and the law came into effect 3 days after that. It was already published on Saturday 12th October: https://michoacan.gob.mx/noticias/se-publica-en-periodico-oficial-decreto-que-despenaliza-el-aborto/ Aleqc (talk) 20:10, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the news. The law was actually published on 11 October 2024, and it entered into force on the following day, 12 October 2024.[3] I updated the article and map. Heitordp (talk) 03:16, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Slight grammar problem in the last sentence of the heading

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I feel a bit silly making this edit request as it’s such a small thing, but I think it should say “inscribed abortion rights *in* its constitution”, not “*to*”. 2600:100A:B1E5:AEBB:24EE:D181:45CF:41D3 (talk) 07:56, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. Heitordp (talk) 14:33, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]