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The patient’s will counts – this was decided today by the Federal Court of Justice in Leipzig and confirmed the acquittals of two doctors who had assisted the suicide of patients. The Humanist Association of Germany hopes that this decision will also send a signal with regard to the controversial Section 217 of the German Criminal Code.

Which parties defend humanist values and represent the interests of non-denominational people in Europe? The HVD’s election test stones provide information.

This week, the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe heard the lawsuits against the controversial Section 217 prohibiting assisted suicide. There are now some indications that the judges could overturn it. The Humanist Association of Germany (HVD), which had justified this demand in detail in statements, would very much welcome this.

The cabinet today approved the governing coalition’s compromise on § 219a. The Humanist Association of Germany criticizes this decision in the strongest possible terms. The proposed bill bears the hallmarks of Christian fundamentalists and self-proclaimed pro-lifers and represents a vote of no confidence in women and doctors.

The Alliance for Sexual Self-Determination criticizes the federal government’s paper as hypocritical, as it will not improve the situation of those affected, but rather contribute to additional stigmatization of abortions and unwanted pregnancies.

The UN Charter of Human Rights was proclaimed 70 years ago. But how free and equal are we today? We need to preserve and protect this achievement of humanity.

The changed social conditions towards religious and ideological pluralism must be taken into account. A conference on religious policy issues can create the basis for this.