Germany: Joint Submission to the list of issues prior to reporting to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 78th session Germany: Right to sexual and reproductive health focusing on the right to safe abortion

This joint submission is presented to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ahead of the adoption of list of issues prior to reporting for the seventh periodic report of the Republic of Germany (hereinafter “Germany”) in September 2025. It sets out some of our key concerns and recommendations related to the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) by Germany with regard to sexual and reproductive health and rights (General Comment No 22 and Articles 3 and 12 of the Covenant) focusing on the right to abortion.