US EditionSlovakia passes law to recognise only two sexes and restrict adoption
The amendment restricts adoption to married heterosexual couples and bans surrogacy, marking a significant rollback of LGBTQ+ rights in Slovakia, with 90 lawmakers approving the change.
- Slovakia's parliament approved a constitutional amendment defining genders as male and female, limiting rights for same-sex couples and authorizing adoption only for married couples, with rare exceptions.
- The amendment received 90 votes in favor and asserts national law's precedence over European Union law, posing challenges for the European Union.
- Prime Minister Robert Fico described the change as a 'dam against progressivism,' while opposition leader Michal Simecka warned it would harm Slovakia's standing in the EU.
- International entities like Amnesty Slovakia criticized the amendments for contradicting international law and undermining human rights commitments.
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The new constitution is taking Slovakia more and more along the path of Hungary as a country sympathetic to Russia and opposed to the EU.
Slovakia Amends the Constitution: There Are Only Two Sexes
Slovakia’s parliament on Friday passed an amendment to the constitution that recognizes only two sexes. They passed other measures and critics think they might violate human rights. The amendment, which was drafted by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government, required a three-fifths majority. It passed with 90 votes of the 150-seat National Council. Twelve conservative opposition lawmakers […] The post Slovakia Amends the Constitution: T…
This European Country Just Put ‘There Are Only Two Sexes’ in Its Constitution.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Slovakia’s parliament passed a constitutional amendment recognizing only two sexes and limiting adoption rights to married couples.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government, conservative lawmakers, and international organizations such as Amnesty International.WHEN & WHERE: The amendment was passed on Friday in Slovakia’s National Council.KEY QUOTE: “Today, the Slovak government chose to follow th…
Slovakia should not become the playing field of social experiments and ideological re-education. This was made clear by the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico with a constitutional amendment. With the necessary three-fifths majority, the Slovak Parliament has decided on a series of constitutional amendments that meet little opposition in the left-wing establishment in the European Union. 90 of the 150 MEPs voted in favour of the legislativ…
Slovakia amends constitution to recognize only 2 sexes, sparking human rights concerns
The amendment also makes it almost impossible for anyone other than married couples to adopt children. The constitution had already defined marriage as “a unique union between a man and a woman.”
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