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Poland's president plans to forbid adoption by same-sex couples [View all]
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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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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