Katrin Helling-Plahr

Katrin Helling-Plahr (born 2 April 1986) is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been a member of the Bundestag since the 2017 election.

Katrin Helling-Plahr
Katrin Helling-Plahr in 2019
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1986-04-02) 2 April 1986
Hagen, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyFDP
Children2

Early life and education

Helling-Plahr was born in Hagen. From 2005 to 2011, she studied law at the University of Münster.[1]

Political career

Helling-Plahr has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2017 federal election, representing Hagen. She has since been serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Health. As a health expert, she has been working on issues such as egg donation and surrogacy[2] and assisted suicide.[3][4]

References

  1. "Deutscher Bundestag - Katrin Helling-Plahr". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  2. "Medizinpsychologin: Leihmutterschaft sollte legalisiert werden". evangelisch.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  3. "German Health Minister blocks suicide aid to terminally ill: report". Deutsche Welle. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  4. Zuzanna Szymanska (January 29, 2021), German lawmakers propose new law on assisted suicide Reuters.


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