Corinna Rüffer

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Corinna Rüffer (born October 11, 1975 in Osnabrück ) is a German politician ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ). She has been a member of the German Bundestag since October 2013 .

Life

Rüffer studied political science and public law at the University of Trier (without a degree). In 1999 she joined the party Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen. From 1999 to 2006 and again from 2010 to 2013 she was the spokeswoman for the Greens in the Trier-Saarburg district. From October 2007 to November 2013 she was a member of the Trier City Council , but resigned this mandate after moving into the Bundestag. She is the spokesperson for disability policy and civil affairs for the Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen parliamentary group.

In the 19th German Bundestag she is the chairwoman of her parliamentary group in the Petitions Committee and a full member of the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs .

Political positions

A significant part of Corinna Rüffer's work is focused on the fields of disability policy, so she appeared as the initiator of several parliamentary initiatives on topics such as participation , equality for disabled people , the UN disability rights convention and inclusion .

Rüffer spoke out to Deutschlandfunk in favor of changes to the Federal Participation Act , particularly with regard to the right to vote for disabled people, and referred to the fact that disabled people have so far been clearly underrepresented in the Bundestag.

Rüffer is considered a critic of prenatal diagnostics and has repeatedly criticized the inclination of the incumbent federal government to deal with the ethical questions of legalization and the inclusion of non-invasive genetic diagnostics in the catalog of services of the statutory health insurance companies . In a press release in response to a corresponding small question from 158 MPs, she emphasized that the early diagnosis enables selective termination of pregnancy through the deadline regulation , as well as according to criteria such as the gender of the child. At a press conference she stated that instead of “using more and more tests to create the impression that you have control over what kind of child you are having”, the discussion about early genetic diagnostics is about appreciating diversity. She also criticized the attitude of the Protestant Church , which had spoken out in favor of funding the tests as a standard benefit: “The EKD takes an oath of disclosure if it believes that it cannot influence a social 'mentality change' - also in dealing with disabilities - via normative requirements can. From a church I actually expect clear social values ​​and an appreciative attitude towards human life in all its forms. ”In an interview with the Rheinische Post , Rüffer, who is herself the mother of a daughter with trisomy 21 , explained a woman's decision to have a child must “be independent of the question of whether the child will be disabled or not. Otherwise we will have discrimination . "

Web links

Commons : Corinna Rüffer  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About me. Retrieved September 5, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Rüffer resigns from his mandate ( memento of June 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). 16vor.de.
  3. ^ Franz Schmahl: Strengthening the disability officer. kobinet-Nachrichten, January 9, 2014, accessed January 12, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Bundestag faction Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen: MPs - Bundestag faction Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen. Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Federal Participation Act - Hardly any commitment to the rights of people with disabilities. Accessed December 19, 2018 (German).
  6. ↑ Blood test for Down syndrome: ethical questions unanswered. Accessed December 19, 2018 (German).
  7. ↑ tagesschau.de: Pregnancy: Bundestag should debate blood tests. Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Blood test for Down syndrome: criticism of the positioning of the EKD. Accessed December 19, 2018 (German).
  9. ↑ RP ONLINE: Johannes Singhammer (csu), Dagmar Schmidt (spd), Corinna Rüffer (green): "My Down child is particularly gifted". Retrieved December 19, 2018 .

Web links

Commons : Corinna Rüffer  - Collection of Images
personal data
SURNAME Rüffer, Corinna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Member of the Bundestag
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Osnabrück