Liberal members of the European Parliament opposed the Záborská proposal – SME.sk

BRATISLAVA. Liberal MEPs from several member states of the European Union spoke out against a Slovak bill from Anna Záborská, a member of the National Council, at a plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Slovak MEPs from the Liberal Group Renew Europe (RE) informed about the event Martin Hojsík a Michal Šimečka.

Polish activists also joined

Members of the European Parliament expressed solidarity with women in Slovakia, whose reproductive rights became the target of a proposed law submitted by Anna Záborská.

Liberal MEPs from the third strongest group in the EP from countries such as Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium and Hungary expressed their disagreement with restricting access to safe abortions in Slovakia, which would be enabled by Záborská’s bill.

Shares activists from Poland, leaders of the “Strike Kobiet” (women’s strike) protests, also took part in the European Parliament “. Those last year led demonstrations for women’s rights in their country as a sign of protest Constitutional Court almost completely blocked Polish women’s access to abortions.

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Hojsík warns of the Polish way

“We have joined the protesting Slovaks and Slovaks, who are rightly angry at the efforts of Anna Záborská and the ultra-conservative part of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. said Martin Hojsík.

According to him, reaching for women’s rights is becoming a “sad trend” of populist and conservative politicians not only in Slovakia, who pretend to want to help women, but in fact only “fulfill their ideological tastes”.

Hojsík reminded that a de facto ban on abortions has been in force in Poland for a year and stated that the law proposed by Záborská is a dangerous step that Slovakia is directly heading to take the Polish route.

“Poland is an example that ideological policies lead to a serious restriction of human rights,” Michal Šimečka pointed out.

He added that his party at home in Slovakia has decided to oppose the “time to think”, which is pushed by the bill by MP Záborská, just so that women do not catch the abortion. According to him, women are self-righteous beings who can decide without time.