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The Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association warns against the planned suspension of family reunification for persons entitled to subsidiary protection. The measure violates the human right to family reunification, affects particularly vulnerable people and jeopardizes social cohesion.

Our partner organization Humanists International has published the Freedom of Thought Report 2024, which examines the global situation of freedom and human rights of humanists, atheists and non-religious people. This year’s report places a particular focus on the worrying role of blasphemy laws in restricting human rights.

In the case of abnormal fetal prenatal diagnostic findings, a late termination of pregnancy is always possible and is often even suggested. However, if continuing the pregnancy is unbearable for the pregnant woman for other reasons, a train ticket to the Netherlands is often the only option for an abortion. The Federal Commissioner for Women* and Diversity of the Humanist Association of Germany, Dr. Christine Zunke, emphasizes: “What we primarily need is not a new indication regulation, but a different practice.”

In the current debate on migration and integration, the Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association appeals to politicians and society to face these challenges with courage, understanding and empathy. It is time for a wake-up call: humanity and common sense must not fall by the wayside.