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March for Life and Family in Warsaw

Agnieszka Golańska-Bault September 27, 2021

Poland - On Sunday, 19 September, the streets of Warsaw’s historic centre were filled with those taking part in the March for Life and Family. This was the event’s sixteenth consecutive year. Last year, such marches took place simultaneously in 140 Polish…

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Donald Tusk’s former party confirms its left-wing stance by advocating abortion on demand

Olivier Bault February 22, 2021

In the Polish political landscape, advocating the legalization of abortion on demand clearly means being on the left of the political spectrum. Polls show that more than three-quarters of Poles are against such a measure. Yet this is the Civic Platform’s new…

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“Abortion like deworming”: Polish politicians multiply scandalous statements

Sébastien Meuwissen February 8, 2021

In the context of the vivid debates currently taking place in Poland about abortion and euthanasia, several left-wing politicians decided to shock the public with some (very) controversial statements. On the 31st of January, Anna-Maria Żukowska, from the Alliance of Democratic Left…

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Polish opposition wants “decriminalisation of abortion aid”

Sébastien Meuwissen February 3, 2021

MPs from the Left and the liberal Civic Coalition (KO) will meet on Friday to discuss legal solutions in connection with the judgment of the Constitutional Court on abortion. The main topic of the talks is "decriminalisation of abortion aid." “Thanks to…

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The ban on eugenic abortions becomes effective in Poland

Olivier Bault January 30, 2021

Poland - On Wednesday evening the Polish government published the 22 October ruling of the Constitutional Court which declared the clause of the Polish abortion law authorizing abortions on grounds of the disability of the unborn child to be unconstitutional. In concrete…

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Abortion: The Revolution hoped for by the Polish radical Left is a flop

Olivier Bault January 23, 2021

Poland - On Wednesday evening around 6 pm at the Charles de Gaulle roundabout in Warsaw, a small group of demonstrators, perhaps one hundred people, were standing in the middle of the road blocking traffic. The event was organized by Women’s Strike…

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The third week of September was Poland’s week in the European Parliament

Olivier Bault October 14, 2020

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…

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A tale of two very biased reports in the European Parliament: the López Aguilar report on Poland and the Sargentini report on Hungary

Olivier Bault August 27, 2020

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…

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Abortion Support Network’s new focus on Poland advertised by leading left-wing newspaper

Olivier Bault December 28, 2019

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…

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Hungary: Birthrate versus Immigration

Ferenc Almássy June 22, 2017

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…

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Poland Voted A Law “For Life”

Olivier Bault November 10, 2016

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…

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The anti-abortion bill has been rejected by the Polish Diet

Olivier Bault October 9, 2016

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…

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