Nuremberg Code Nuremberg Code The Nuremberg Code () is a set of research ethics principles for human experimentation created as a result of the Nuremberg trials at the end of the Second World War. The origin of the Nuremberg Code began in pre–World War II German politics, particularly during the 1930s and 1940s. The pre-war German Medical Association was considered to be a progressive yet democratic association with great concerns for public health, one example being the legislation of compulsory health insurance for German workers. However, starting in the mid-1920s, German physicians, usually proponents of racial hygiene, were accused by the public
Abortion in Germany Abortion in Germany Abortion in Germany is permitted in the first trimester upon condition of mandatory counseling, and is also permitted later in pregnancy in cases of medical necessity. In both cases, a waiting period of three days is required. The counseling, called ' ("pregnancy-conflict counseling"), must take place at a state-approved centre, which afterwards gives the applicant a ' ("certificate of counseling"). , the abortion rate was 6.1 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years. Legalization of abortion was first widely discussed in Germany during the early 20th century. When Germany became a country in 1871, section 218 of