The Conference of Ministers of Justice is calling for stricter measures regarding the so-called Self-Determination Act. A motion by Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia calling for measures against the abusive alteration of gender entries received majority support at the spring meeting of the Ministers of Justice in Hamburg.
Registry offices to investigate potential abuse
The Federal Ministry of Justice is called upon to immediately submit a legislative proposal that establishes a proportionate, legally certain, and destigmatizing review mechanism for cases of obvious abuse of the law. “Every single case of abuse weakens the legislative aim of providing lasting protection for those actually affected and jeopardizes social cohesion,” the resolution states.
The review is to be conducted by the civil registry offices as soon as a change to the gender entry is made.
