Doctoral Dissertation Research: Coming to Terms: Negotiating a New Abortion Law in Unified Germany

德国统一的一个主要问题是前东德相对自由的堕胎法与前西德相对保守的堕胎法和判例之间的冲突。由于需要“接受”纳粹的过去及其对人类生命的漠视，这场冲突变得更加复杂。本研究使用人种学的方法来研究这种关于堕胎的法律冲突是如何在实践中解决和调解的。co-P.I。参加与法律制定有关的政治会议和司法听证会，并与法律制定直接相关的人进行面谈。此外，她将通过访谈、文件分析和参与性观察，调查修订后的法律规定，即堕胎前怀孕咨询，如何在怀孕咨询诊所执行，向妇女提供堕胎是非法的，尽管不受惩罚。这一研究有助于我们理解法律和实践如何在统一后的德国民主发展中形成一个重要问题。%%%%德国统一的一个主要问题是前东德相对自由的堕胎法与前西德相对保守的堕胎法和判例之间的冲突。本研究使用人种学的方法来研究这种关于堕胎的法律冲突是如何在实践中解决和调解的。co-P.I。参加与法律制定有关的政治会议和司法听证会，并与法律制定直接相关的人进行面谈。此外，她将通过访谈、文件分析和参与性观察，调查修订后的法律规定，即堕胎前怀孕咨询，如何在怀孕咨询诊所执行，向妇女提供堕胎是非法的，尽管不受惩罚。这一研究应增进我们对法律和实践如何在统一后的德国民主发展中形成一个重要问题的理解。* * * *

9520276 Comaroff A major issue in the reunification of Germany has been the conflict between the relatively liberal abortion law of the former East Germany and the relatively conservative abortion law and jurisprudence of the former West Germany. The conflict is complicated by the need to "come to terms with" the Nazi past and its disregard for human life. This research uses ethnographic methods to examine how this legal conflict over abortion is being worked out and mediated in practice. The co-P.I. will attend political meetings and judicial hearings concerned with shaping the law and conduct interviews with people directly involved in the law's formation. In addition, she will investigate--through interviews, document analysis, and participant observation--how the revised law's mandate of pre-abortion pregnancy counseling advising women of the illegal, though unpunishable, status of abortion is being implemented at pregnancy counseling clinics. This research should enhance our understanding of how law and practice are shaping an important issue in the democratic development of unified Germany. %%%% A major issue in the reunification of Germany has been the conflict between the relatively liberal abortion law of the former East Germany and the relatively conservative abortion law and jurisprudence of the former West Germany. This research uses ethnographic methods to examine how this legal conflict over abortion is being worked out and mediated in practice. The co-P.I. will attend political meetings and judicial hearings concerned with shaping the law and conduct interviews with people directly involved in the law's formation. In addition, she will investigate--through interviews, document analysis, and participant observation--how the revised law's mandate of pre-abortion pregnancy counseling advising women of the illegal, though unpunishable, status of abortion is being implemented at pregnancy counseling clinics. This research should enhance our understanding of how law and prac tice are shaping an important issue in the democratic development of unified Germany. ****