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German ministries spar over draft law with feminine nouns

| October 12, 2020 7:03 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Interior Ministry has objected to draft legislation drawn up by the Justice Ministry that uses the feminine form for every reference to people, arguing Monday that it likely would be unconstitutional.

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