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Kasz216 on 24 October 2012
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Well yeah maybe I should have seperated fiscal and social conservativism but even in fiscal sense germany has universal healthcare and completely free education system up to tertiary education so it seems like they use their own mixed conservative/ liberal policies when in comes to economy. Socially Germany is highly liberal though.

I'd actually consider universal healthcare and free education social issues and not fiscal ones honestly.


As for being more social liberally....

As far as I know, German Abortion requirements are particularly strict... requiring counseling and preferably it being done within the first trimester.  (vs the US which is second trimester and no counseling)

http://germanhospitalservice.blogspot.com/2006/12/can-you-have-pregnancy-interruption.html

I mean, this may have been relaxed and become a formaility lately (no clue) however just the fact that it's the letter of the law is problematic.

Well universal healthcare and free education usually also mean big goverment that is against the basic idea of fiscal conservatism so I would label them as fiscal issues.

About abortion. Well if it's anything like here in Finland (we also require counseling) it's basically doctor asking why are you doing abortion and you can just say that you are not ready for children yet and they let you proceed. It's still around probably to stop people making so big decision on a whim.

Still a more conservative policy then America where it's just on demand... and you have twice as long in america before it's considered illegal unless you have doctors permission.