{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"BMJ Sexual &amp; Reproductive Health blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjsrh","author_name":"Anna Harvey Bluemel","author_url":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjsrh\/author\/annaharvey\/","title":"Criminalised, Stigmatised, and Underprovided: Why Germany\u2019s Abortion Law Fails both Patients and Providers - BMJ Sexual &amp; Reproductive Health blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ibcicZyxOh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjsrh\/2025\/09\/17\/abortion-germany\/\">Criminalised, Stigmatised, and Underprovided: Why Germany\u2019s Abortion Law Fails both Patients and Providers<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjsrh\/2025\/09\/17\/abortion-germany\/embed\/#?secret=ibcicZyxOh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Criminalised, Stigmatised, and Underprovided: Why Germany\u2019s Abortion Law Fails both Patients and Providers&#8221; &#8212; BMJ Sexual &amp; Reproductive Health blog\" data-secret=\"ibcicZyxOh\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjsrh\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"By Amelie Kolandt, Susanne Michl &amp; Mirjam Faissner In Germany, access to abortion remains legally restricted and structurally constrained. Our recent qualitative study \u201cUnderstanding structural barriers to abortion care under the counselling regulation in Germany\u201d, published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health, highlights how criminalisation, stigma, and a lack of training undermine equitable, patient-centred abortion [...]Read More..."}