Poland - Monday, September 14, was the day of the final ‘debate’ in plenary session on the López Aguilar report on Poland (see: A tale of two very biased reports in the European Parliament: the López Aguilar report on Poland and the…
European Union - The López Aguilar report on Poland was adopted by the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on July 16, 2020. The Sargentini report on Hungary was adopted by LIBE on June 25, 2018, and…
Abortion Support Network’s new focus on Poland advertised by leading left-wing newspaper, prompting reactions from lawyers’ organization and children’s ombudsman
By Olivier Bault.
Poland - Poland’s leading left-wing pro-abortion newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza, devoted its front page on Thursday, December 12, to…
Hungary - Conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is known for his anti-immigration rhetoric, and less for his natalist position. But these two go hand in hand.
"[...] there are two distinct views in Europe today to consider [the decline and aging of…
By Olivier Bault.
Poland - The Polish parliament adopted last week a first law called "For Life" as part of the fulfillment of the promises made by the Prime Minister Beata Szydło after the rejection early October of the…
By Olivier Bault.
Poland - On Thursday the Polish parliament rejected by 352 votes against 58 and 18 abstentions the bill of the Civic Committee "Stop abortion", designed to comprehensively ban abortion except in cases of danger for the life of the…
Poland - The Polish Parliament rejected this Thursday, October 6, the draft law from citizens' initiative aimed at banning abortion unless it is the result of medical care aiming to save the pregnant woman's life. This project had led several demonstrations, on…
By Olivier Bault.
Poland - The liberal-libertarian newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza called in its edition of the weekend, dedicating all of its headlines there, to women's strike and a great day of protests on Monday. Other media on the same side joined the…
By Olivier Bault.
Update - 09/23/2016: The project of liberalization of abortion was rejected in first reading, the project of abortion ban was referred back to committee.
On Friday, the Polish Parliament decided to refer in Commission of Justice and Human Rights the…
Poland, Warsaw - Few thousand people demonstrated over the past week against the abortion-ban bill. The coat hanger in their hands is the symbol of the crude tools used for clandestine abortions.
On April 3, Poland's Catholic Church announced its will to collect…
Poland, Warsaw - After the introduction of important family benefits on April 1, Poland appears to be more involved in the way of a "pro-life" policy. While the Catholic Church supports the total ban on abortion, the Prime Minister Beata Szydło has…