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Council of Delegates 2024: Farewell to Board Spokesman Erwin Kress

At the Council of Delegates of the Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association last Saturday, we bid farewell to our long-standing active Board member Erwin Kress. Two new board members were elected: Katrin Raczynski (Berlin-Brandenburg) as Board Spokesperson and Andrée Gerland (Baden-Württemberg) as a new member of the Federal Board. Other topics included the internal development of the association – from structural work to the launch of the development of a new corporate design.

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New regulation § 218 StGB: Decriminalization also means destigmatization

Abortion should be regulated, but not by means of criminal law, according to the tenor of the evening event “Women’s rights and fetus protection!” organized by the Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association and the Humanist Academy of Germany. “With our event, we wanted to send a positive impulse to the political actors in particular after the traffic light exit. We therefore very much welcome the cross-party initiative to decriminalize abortion that was announced this morning,” says Katrin Raczynski from the board of the Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association. “In yesterday’s panel discussion, the need to cover the costs of contraceptives and the inclusion of abortions in medical training were called for from a medical, legal and ethical perspective.”

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Old historical state benefits: Replacement unavoidable

The Humanist Association of Germany – Federal Association considers the replacement of the old historical state benefits to be necessary.
“In view of the changed and ever-changing ideological landscape in all parts of Germany, a solution that is understood and supported by a majority of the population is unavoidable,” explains board spokesman Erwin Kress.

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Future Congress on World Humanist Day: “Where humanism is strong, democracy thrives”

More than 1,200 guests from all over the world are taking part in today’s Future Congress at the Futurium in Berlin to mark World Humanist Day. Under the title “No future? Without us!”, the congress will focus on topics such as education, human rights, AI and the climate. Participants include the American sociologist Phil Zuckerman, the transformation researcher Maja Göpel, the criminal biologist Mark Benecke and the philosopher Julian Nida-Rümelin as well as humanists from Germany and many other countries.

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