When the Greens meet in Bielefeld on November 15 for the party congress, the topics "Economy, climate and finance as well as living in the center." So it is at least on the homepage of the party. But it could also be different. Because it is starting a dispute over homeopathy.
After an application was made from the base to end the financing of homeopathy by the health insurance, three countermotions were made. A dispute at the party congress on this topic could overshadow the planned priorities. That is what worries the party leadership, as SPIEGEL reports in its latest issue.
- Read more about the relationship between the Greens and Homeopathy here
In order to prevent the possible Globuli dispute in the middle of November so, has federal executive Michael Kellner after information of the "taz" an idea: He wants to organize a technical discussion with all applicants and applicants as well as specialized politicians.
"Not the most important point"
The party also calls for this. According to this, a technical discussion should serve to "achieve joint positioning", as stated in the explanatory statement to an application text. It also states: "The debate about homeopathy is making waves, an important but certainly not the most important issue."
At the congress it should be agreed that the health policy of the Greens is "expressly committed to the right of self-determination of patients and to the freedom of therapy of physicians".
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There is no scientific evidence for the effect of homeopathy beyond the placebo effect. Accordingly, the promotion by the health insurance is in the criticism. In the case of the Greens, this raises the question as to which topics the party would like to orientate itself to scientific findings and in which not. Resistance exists, for example, against the categorical rejection of genetic engineering.