One of the last countries in the EU
Switzerland votes for marriage for everyone
Homosexual couples can now adopt a child together.
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News that move us: The citizens of Switzerland vote for marriage for everyone +++ When assessing the corona situation, the incidence is now obsolete +++ Corona pandemic – mothers suffer significantly more often from depressive moods
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September 27, 2021
Citizens in Switzerland choose marriage for everyone
The citizens of Switzerland have made a clear decision: They support the introduction of the law for marriage for everyone. After counting the 26 cantons, 64.1 percent voted for the approval of the law. The amendment to the law was passed in 2020. Opponents of the change, such as the national conservative party EDU (Federal Democratic Union) had initiated a referendum with their protest. It is not yet known when the law will come into force after the successful vote.
The new law not only provides marriage for everyone, but also allows same-sex couples to adopt a child together. Lesbian women can be artificially fertilized for that in a homosexual partnership – which was one of the points that was sharply criticized by the opponents. So far there have only been registered partnerships for homosexual couples in Switzerland. However, this regulation does not allow the couple the same rights as a married couple. With the decision to marry for everyone, Switzerland is one of the last countries in Europe. Germany has had this regulation since 2017.
September 15, 2021
When assessing the corona situation, the incidence has now had its day
Instead of the incidence, the regional hospital occupancy will in future be the decisive yardstick for initiating protective measures against the coronavirus. This emerges from the so-called formulation aid of the Federal Ministry of Health for an amendment to the Infection Protection Act, which is available to the editorial network Germany (RND). In the application it is pointed out that the number of inpatient Covid-19 patients accepted for treatment per 100,000 inhabitants should be decisive. The so-called hospitalization incidence.
There should no longer be a uniform limit value. The threshold depends on the respective regional supply capacity of the hospitals. However, other parameters such as the number of people who have already been vaccinated or the infection dynamics should also continue to be included in the assessment. Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) told the RND: The incidence has had its day. In order to assess the pandemic situation, the hospitalization rate is much more informative. “
September 8, 2021
Corona pandemic: Mothers suffer from depressive moods much more often
The significantly increased care work leaves its mark on families. Mothers in Germany in particular suffer more frequently from depressive moods during the pandemic and often felt overwhelmed, according to the result of a data analysis by the broadcaster rbb24 based on surveys by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) and the Berlin Science Center for Social Research (WZB). support.
Prior to the pandemic, 29 percent of mothers in a relationship and 21 percent of single mothers said they felt depressed and hopeless at times or more often. During the pandemic, it was 64 percent of mothers in relationships and 74 percent of single mothers.
In the case of fathers, the proportion of those with depressive moods rose from 33 to 48 percent. In the opinion of scientists, it is above all the increased care work that weighs on the shoulders of mothers. For mothers in a relationship, care work increased from six to seven hours to over ten hours a day. The researchers warn: If nothing happens now, an entire generation of mothers is threatened with burn-out, according to “Die Zeit”.
Sources used: rbb24.de, zeit.de, rnd.de