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by thundergolfer 1720 days ago
More interesting I think than the opinions of “all the Europeans” you know on cancel culture would be the political status of abortion in Western Europe.

The USA has a large number of people with far right abortion politics and they are succeeding at a federal level in getting their way. It would be interesting to see if Western Europe has any comparable level of social regressivism winning battles in court and parliament. I suspect Western Europe does not.
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tticvs 1720 days ago
You are aware that abortion is illegal in Germany right?

It has been de facto "decriminalized" in the first trimester, since the government has declined to prosecute such cases, however a doctor even advertising that they perform abortions is grounds to lose their medical license.

It is legal in other European countries, but I just want to point out that Europe is neither homogeneous nor universally "left" of the US

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ebalit 1719 days ago
This is the first time I read this and I'm very surprised that it is the case. Would you have a source I could read to learn more about this.
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thundergolfer 1719 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Germany is a decent start.
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Mikeb85 1720 days ago
Abortion is somewhat restricted in Germany, heavily restricted in Poland and banned in a few smaller countries. It was only allowed in Ireland in 2019. Same sex marriage isn't allowed in much of the EU (although some of these countries have a separate partnership status for same-sex couples). Cannabis is illegal everywhere in Europe. Europe isn't as liberal as you think.
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