Kaja Godek Explained

Kaja Godek
Birth Date:1982 (years old)

Kaja Godek is a Polish ultra-conservative[1] [2] activist and leader of the foundation ("life and family"). She proposed a law to ban the abortion of fetuses with birth defects or high probability thereof in 2013[3] and a law to ban LGBT marches in 2021.[4]

The anti-abortion proposal did not pass the first parliamentary reading[5] while the anti-LGBT proposal did and is to be worked on by parliamentary committees.[6] Presenting her anti-LGBT project in the lower house of Poland's parliament (the Sejm), Godek claimed that LGBT activists pay children to attend their parades.[7]

In 2016, she registered the foundation. YouTube blocked the account of said foundation in 2019 for inciting hate.[8] In 2019, Godek ran for the European Parliament for the far-right Confederation Liberty and Independence, but failed to obtain a seat.[9] [10]

Anti-abortion proposal

In 2013, Kaja Godek proposed a ban on the abortion of fetuses with genetic defects or a high probability thereof. She equated abortion with killing babies. The proposal was discussed in the Sejm after gathering sufficient signatures, and rejected at the first hearing.[11]

Anti-LGBT positions

In 2018, Kaja Godek called gay people perverts on live TV (Polsat),[12] leading to a defamation lawsuit which was dismissed by the court,[13] [14] because she supposedly had not addressed the gay plaintiffs directly.[15] This ruling was overturned later by a higher court, meaning Godek faces another trial in 2022. In 2018, Godek also called Leo Varadkar, a gay Irish-Indian politician and at the time Taoiseach (head of government) of Ireland, a pervert.[16]

In 2019, Godek declared that gay people want to adopt children to rape and molest them.[17] In 2021, Godek told Bart Staszewski, an LGBT rights campaigner, that he abuses children and that he disgusts her, which led Staszewski to file a libel suit.[18] [19]

Godek's 2021 proposal would ban LGBT marches. It was supported by the Polish Catholic Church[20] and gathered 140,000 signatures, surpassing the 100,000 required for a Sejm debate.[21] [22] The bill was debated in the first of three readings[23] on 29 October 2021, and passed to the next stage with 235 yes votes (205 no votes, 1 abstention).[24] Said stage consists in the bill being discussed by parliamentary committees. The German newspaper called it "questionable" whether the proposal would return to parliament from there before the 2023 parliamentary election, and come into force. It added that "many experts" doubt that the law is compatible with European Union law.

Polish law does not protect LGBT people against discrimination, except in the field of employment.[25]

Anti-vaccine stances

Godek claimed in September 2021 without evidence that aborted fetuses were used to produce vaccines.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-04-17. Polish Parliament Defers Final Vote on Controversial Abortion Bill. 2021-11-01. Statecraft. en.
  2. Gwiazda. Anna. 2020-09-08. Right-wing populism and feminist politics: The case of Law and Justice in Poland. International Political Science Review. 42 . 5 . en. 580–595. 10.1177/0192512120948917. 225245173 . 0192-5121. free.
  3. Web site: 2021-10-29. Ustawa "Stop LGBT" to jej inicjatywa. Od lat walczy z aborcją. Kim jest Kaja Godek?. 2021-10-31. Onet.pl. pl.
  4. Web site: 2021-10-28. Polens Parlament spricht über Gesetz zum LGBT-Demo-Verbot. 2021-10-31. Die Zeit.
  5. Web site: Piątkowska-Borek. Anna. 2020-10-28. Kim jest Kaja Godek? Kiedy związała się z ruchem pro-life?. 2021-10-31. Wirtualna Polska. pl.
  6. News: 2021-11-02. Polnisches Parlament stimmt für Anti-LGBT-Gesetz. de-DE. Der Tagesspiegel. 2021-11-19. 1865-2263.
  7. Web site: Czarnacka. Agata. 2021-10-29. Obrzydliwy spektakl w Sejmie. Kai Godek na pewno nie chodzi o dzieci. 2021-10-31. Polityka. pl.
  8. Web site: 2019-08-05. YouTube zablokował konto fundacji Kai Godek. Za treści podżegające do przemocy. 2021-11-01. Wprost. pl.
  9. Web site: Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2019. 2021-11-01. pe2019.pkw.gov.pl. pl.
  10. Web site: 2019. Kaja Godek nie nadzoruje już Warszawskich Zakładów Mechanicznych. 2021-11-01. Gazeta Wyborcza.
  11. Web site: Jak lwica walczyła o zakaz aborcji w Sejmie. Kim jest Kaja Godek?. 2021-11-01. TVN24. 30 September 2013 . pl.
  12. Web site: News. Polsat. Kaja Godek: Irlandia to nie jest kraj katolicki, a jeżeli ktoś jest homoseksualistą, jest zboczony - Polsat News. 2021-11-01. polsatnews.pl. 30 May 2018 . pl.
  13. Web site: Bogdańska. Katarzyna. 2018-10-11. Kaja Godek nazwała osoby homoseksualne "zboczonymi". Jest pozew. 2021-11-01. wiadomosci.wp.pl. pl.
  14. Web site: News. Polsat. Godek wygrała w sądzie z aktywistami LGBT. Chodzi o słowa wypowiedziane w Polsat News - Polsat News. 2021-11-01. polsatnews.pl. 12 January 2021 . pl.
  15. Web site: Kaczynski. Piotr Maciej. 2021-10-21. Poland, a LGBT-free zone?. 2021-11-01. www.euractiv.com. en-GB.
  16. News: Berlin. Derek Scally. Polish campaigner faces second trial over comments about perversion and Varadkar. 2022-02-12. The Irish Times. en.
  17. Web site: Godek: Geje chcą adoptować dzieci, bo chcą je molestować i gwałcić. 2021-11-02. Rzeczpospolita. pl.
  18. Web site: Polska. Grupa Wirtualna. 2021-10-28. Bart Staszewski idzie na wojnę z Kają Godek. "Spotkają ją konsekwencje". 2021-11-01. o2.pl. pl.
  19. Web site: Polska. Grupa Wirtualna. 2021-10-26. Godek przyłapana. Zanim pojawiło się nagranie, wszystkiemu zaprzeczała. 2021-11-01. o2.pl. pl.
  20. Web site: Hassel. Florian. Polen: Hassreden gegen die LGBT-Community im Sejm. 2021-11-01. Süddeutsche.de. 29 October 2021 . de.
  21. Web site: Projekt ustawy "Stop LGBT" po pierwszym czytaniu w Sejmie. W piątek głosowanie. 2021-11-01. TVN24. pl.
  22. Web site: 100 tysięcy podpisów, czyli jak obywatele robią ustawy. 2021-11-01. ngo.pl. 11 January 2016 . pl.
  23. Web site: Legislative procedure. 2021-11-19. Sejm.
  24. Web site: Druk nr 1607. 2021-12-06. Sejm.
  25. http://www.en.pollub.pl+›+filesPDF+The+Labour+Code+z+dnia+23+grudnia+1997+r.+(Dz.U.+tłum.+gb+1998+Nr+21,+poz.+94)+(zm.+)+... See: Labour Code Art.18 (3a); PDF File
  26. Web site: 2021-10-06. "Dzięki, że to pokazujecie!" Kolejny Różaniec w Toruniu. 2021-11-01. Fundacja Życie i Rodzina. pl-PL.

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