Venereal Diseases Act (1953)
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Venereal Disease Control Act |
| Abbreviation: | GeschlKrG (not official) |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | |
| Issued on: | July 23, 1953 ( BGBl. I p. 700 ) |
| Entry into force on: | August 31, 1953 |
| Expiry: | January 1, 2001 |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The law to combat venereal diseases (GeschlKrG) of July 23, 1953 was a German legal provision. It authorized the health authorities to restrict the basic rights to physical integrity and freedom of the person for the purpose of combating sexually transmitted diseases . These included compulsory prostitution examinations . Some federal states also authorized the individual health authorities to regulate themselves, so that in some municipalities the compulsory examinations were abolished as early as the 1980s. On January 1, 2001, the law expired and was replaced by the Infection Protection Act (IfSG), which relies on voluntary offers of help from the health authorities in relation to the fight against infectious diseases instead of official controls and coercive measures.
The forerunner of the law to combat venereal diseases was the Reich law of the same name of February 18, 1927 (RGBl. I p. 61).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Legal text
- ↑ Health and Hygiene ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Text of the 1927 Act to Combat Venereal Diseases
