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In '''[[Nazi Germany]]''', abortion resulted in the death penalty for [[Aryan]] women, but was forced upon other "inferior" members of society. Abortion played a prominent part in Nazi [[eugenics]], "cleansing" those seen as undesirable. The Nazis believed the woman's body belonged to the state, and they would decide whether a pregnancy would be carried out. Jews, Gypsies, and other groups would be killed if they did not carry out a state-mandated abortion. | In '''[[Nazi Germany]]''', abortion resulted in the death penalty for [[Aryan]] women, but was forced upon other "inferior" members of society. Abortion played a prominent part in Nazi [[eugenics]], "cleansing" those seen as undesirable. The Nazis believed the woman's body belonged to the state, and they would decide whether a pregnancy would be carried out. Jews, Gypsies, and other groups would be killed if they did not carry out a state-mandated abortion. | ||
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Revision as of 13:27, April 18, 2012
Nazi Germany was not pro-choice, but they were not against abortion either. The policies of Adolf Hitler of racial superiority were carried out by abortions mandated on non-Aryan women.
In Nazi Germany, abortion resulted in the death penalty for Aryan women, but was forced upon other "inferior" members of society. Abortion played a prominent part in Nazi eugenics, "cleansing" those seen as undesirable. The Nazis believed the woman's body belonged to the state, and they would decide whether a pregnancy would be carried out. Jews, Gypsies, and other groups would be killed if they did not carry out a state-mandated abortion.