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Eugene

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Sat Jul 4, 2020, 08:29 PM Jul 2020

Poland's president plans to forbid adoption by same-sex couples

Source: Agence France-Presse

Poland's president plans to forbid adoption by same-sex couples

Agence France-Presse
Sat 4 Jul 2020 18.11 BST
Last modified on Sat 4 Jul 2020 20.58 BST

Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, who is running for re-election in the conservative, Catholic EU member, said on Saturday that he wanted the constitution to explicitly forbid the adoption of children by same-sex couples.

He said he planned to propose a constitutional amendment on Monday.

The announcement marked the head of state’s latest reference to gay rights in the electoral campaign, after he stoked controversy by likening “LGBT ideology” to communism before the first round of the vote last month.

“In Poland’s constitution, it should be explicitly stated that anyone in a same-sex relationship is forbidden from adopting a child,” Duda said at a campaign event in the southern town of Szczawno-Zdrój.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/04/poland-president-plans-to-forbid-adoption-by-same-sex-couples
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Poland's president plans to forbid adoption by same-sex couples (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2020 OP
My brother-in-law and his mom are from Poland, and they are heartbroken by this animal. Beakybird Jul 2020 #1
Unfortunately, it appear Poland can do this without ... VMA131Marine Jul 2020 #2

VMA131Marine

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2. Unfortunately, it appear Poland can do this without ...
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:32 PM
Jul 2020

violating any EU standards on human rights for LGBTQ people. They won’t be alone in preventing such adoptions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_European_Union

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