Stuttgart/Ulm (dpa/lsw) - In the debate about additional further training in the field of homeopathy, Minister of Health Manne Lucha criticized the decision of the Baden-Württemberg Medical Association to delete it. "I find the decision of the State Medical Association to be the absolutely wrong signal," said the Green politician of the "Südwest Presse" (Tuesday). "Baden-Württemberg is the state of naturopathy and homeopathy in particular is an important part of their health care for many citizens in the state."
Everyone should have the opportunity to choose a homeopathic doctor when choosing a doctor, Lucha told the newspaper from Ulm. "This requires doctors who have an additional qualification in homeopathy." His ministry will "technically and legally check the decision of the medical association".
The representative assembly of the State Medical Association recently decided to remove the additional designation homeopathy from the further training regulations for doctors in the south-west. The local doctors followed the decision from twelve other federal states in which this had already happened. Homeopathic medicines and their effectiveness are controversial.
