European Union Condemns Anti-Abortion Ads, Demands They Be Removed
- Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:25pm by
Billy Hallowell
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In Hungary, like America, abortion is a highly contentious issue. While 60 percent of Hungarians believe that the procedure should be legal, the nation’s new proposed constitution takes a definitive stance on the protection of life. Article 2 of the document reads: “The life of a fetus will be protected from conception.” And now, on the heels of Hungary’s constitutional debate comes a new battle over a government-run anti-abortion campaign.
After Hungary used European Union (EU) funds to fuel a pro-life campaign, officials are demanding the initiative be stopped. Some are even asking for the monies to be returned to the international body. The Budapest Times has more:
Hungary’s use of European Union funds to finance a nationwide anti-abortion campaign is not in line with their intended purpose, the vice-president of the EU’s executive said on Wednesday during a debate over Hungary’s new Constitution in the European Parliament.
Central to the campaign is an emotive billboard advertisement that went up around Budapest and the provinces last month. It carries the image of a foetus and the words: “I understand if you’re not ready for me yet, but give me up for adoption instead – PLEASE LET ME LIVE!”
The EU had allocated monies for Hungary for a special program aimed at addressing work-life balance. This, officials say, has nothing to do with an anti-abortion campaign. According to Viviane Reding, Commission vice-president and European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, the ads must be stopped:
“It is not in line with the project proposal submitted to the Commission by the Hungarian authorities. The Commission asks (the Hungarian government) to stop this part of the campaign without further delay and to remove all existing posters.”
AFP has more:
For the centre-right administration of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, which has already clashed with the EU on a whole host of other issues, the campaign was part of a drive for “balanced families”.
“This campaign addresses women who are ready to give birth to a baby but cannot bring him or her up,” said Peter Harrach, deputy leader of the parliamentary Christian Democrat party KDNP, which is the junior coalition member and backed the campaign.
Women’s rights groups, however, are up in arms and fear it could be a first step towards criminalising abortion.
The posters turned a woman’s right to abortion into “a moral question rather than a human rights issue,” said Julia Spronz, a lawyer of the Hungarian Women’s Lobby.
“It did not respect women’s choices over their own bodies. Instead, it just treated their bodies as containers,” Spronz said.
Abortion continues to be a highly-contentious issue in America and abroad. It seems the EU may demand its money back, considering that the majority of the campaign’s posters have already been taken down (the campaign concluded in May). Pro-life proponents will certainly be watching how Hungary’s new constitution — and government — handle these issues moving forward.
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Comments (111)
Deda1
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:26pmAnyway we can abort progressives? Like, let us try to abort all of them.
Report Post »brian williams
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:24pmpeople are so selfish babies are one of the main reasons we walk this earth to kill them is to kill our selfs I have 2 kids and a third on the way I hope to have many many more peaople who hate kids are kids themselfs hence they like the idea of a nannystate derpa derpa
Report Post »bigdaddybernie
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:21pmIn the words of a woman, to the judge, whose daughter was mauled to death by her Rottweiler, “Please don’t kill my dog, . . . . . . . I can always have another baby !”
Report Post »minorityconservative2
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 6:54pmthat is really sick!
Report Post »affinnity
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:13pmFirst, I think Hungary should reconsider belonging to an EU that tells its economic members what they can and cannot believe. Second Hungary should not accept money from the EU without a full disclosure and agreement as to how the money will be spent. My opinion is Hungary should return the money and tell the EU where to shove it.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:06pmAbortion is MURDER, plain and simple.
Report Post »fragglerk
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:04pmShould I keep posting? Did I upset the powers at the Blaze? I guess you can’t be too strong with words against abortion on here. Might upset some abortion nuts.
Report Post »fragglerk
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:00pmSo the Euro’s that are so against violence and death penalties are hypocrites. Maybe selective mass killing is okay, as long as you don’t have to look them in the eye. This is another way third-world countries are growing and spreading, while the “civilized folks” decline in population. Not rocket science is it?
Report Post »MBN
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:52pmI love the Hungarian People. I know them. Their history is tragic and inspiring at the same time. They’ve suffered oppression and tyranny for hundreds of years from the Ottoman Empire, the Hapsburgs, the Communists and now the EU. In 1956, they started a revolution against the Communists, they begged for help from the US, and the US did nothing to help. The Hungarians, through it all, have kept their own language, identity and culture alive. Little did they know, that when they made the choice to join the EU that they were signing up to be oppressed yet again. Isten Áld meg a Magyart! Save the Unborn!
Report Post »olddog
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:51pmFor the betterment of the World, unions must go.
Report Post »kozski
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:49pmIf you are a Christian please take a few moments to read this. We need to be wary of this deception.
http://www.thebereancall.org/node/9050
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:59pmYour post has nothing to do with the article.
Report Post »MBN
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:03pmRead Matthew 7:16-20. If Glenn Beck is evil and has evil intent then you need not worry because everything he does will come to not according to the Bible. Personally, I think you are too extreme. We live in America and everyone has a right to believe and worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:37pmDon’t know T. A. McMahon, to know if he is involved in deception, so can’t say…….if you are accusing Glenn Beck of deception……..will tell you I have listened to him a lot……never heard him issue an alter call to join his religious system……..can’t think that he has tried to force his doctrine on anybody. Have my own personal relationship with the GOD of Israel, understand and READ my Bible, so let me give you a scripture: Luke 6:37 ¶ Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. GOD’s children should be building up instead of tearing down!!
Report Post »NanaLaLa
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 4:00pmKozski – The Berean Call is an excellent newsletter. However this discussion is about abortion not Glenn Beck’s religious convictions or ours. Let’s discuss this at another time.
Report Post »cboyd54
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 4:10pmI agree, your post has nothing to do with the article. Believe what you want. Don’t criticize others who are not the same kind of Christian you are!
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 5:13pm@ KOMMRAD KOZKI…….Stay on topic You leftist loving, sodemite promoting Vagetarian Athiest
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:49pmThe EU is so liberal it is almost the new USSR.
Report Post »Sgt. York
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:48pmWe certainly seem to be on the other side of the looking glass these days in regards to certain aspects of Europe’s evolving socio-political structure. France elected a Conservative and began enacting laws to curb the rising tide of Islamic influence, Britain, Sweden and Norway began talking about tax cuts as a measure of increasing governmental revenue, and Hungary is considering taking an official pro-life stance in its constitution.
And the U.S.? Well, we aren’t exactly doing any of that, are we?
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:46pmA cursory look at abortion stats show the overwhelming numbers are done out of “convenience”. More than Fifty Million babies killed in America alone. If things in Western Civilization continue unchanged in terms of reproduction – Europe will look VERY different in the next 40 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO4R4VrPsEo
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:46pmI wonder in Europe, just like in the U.S., do liberal (socialist/communist) women throw each other non-viable tissue showers. (They can’t call them baby showers) Do liberal (socialist/communist)
Report Post »wives call out to theyir husbands. “Honey, put your hand here, the TUMOR is kicking).
Does Hallmark make card for them?
Sgt. York
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:49pm“do liberal (socialist/communist) women throw each other non-viable tissue showers.”
Excellent.
I intend to steal this and use it frequently.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:04pmLets all pray for GABRIELLE GIFFORD…….she will stop this kind of thing here.
Report Post »SummerB
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:45pmWhat the EU wanted a campaign to promote work-life balance. Ah, they want to indoctrinate Hungary with the same poor work ethic they have? Too afraid that Hungary will be the next go to place for job creation in Europe?
Report Post »NoIPhone
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:44pmContainers? really? What a blessing God granted women to be allowed to carry the miracle.
Report Post »Women can choose not to get pregnant and then the issue is a moot point.
BlazingInSC
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:44pmHaving written several papers in my Masters Emerging markets class – about Hungary, I must say that I have been very impressed with every step it has made since emerging from Communist Rule — except one problem. The liberal mindset is creeping into it faster than one could hope for.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:11pmUnfortunately, liberalism is like an infestation of **** roaches. If you see one there are thousands, and trying to kill them off is very hard.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 3:17pm@teddrunk
…And they’re creepy, and dirty, and end up everywhere! I like the roach analogy, it works good for where I live. (not with roaches, with liberals…I mean liberals that act like roaches.)
Report Post »Mr. Oshawott
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:43pmIf only abortion was outlawed every place in the world…Yes, a pipe dream, I know.
Report Post »Red1492
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 5:33pmThen you’d have a lot of orphans and no one to adopt them. Just like Ceausescu’s Romania. I‘m not saying abortion is a choice for me but I’m not going to make that choice for other people. We have over 350,000 orphans in America. Where are all the good Christians adopting them? Surely there are 350,000 Christian families willing to step up to the plate and adopt these poor children? Anyone, anyone? Bueller? The fact is that most people want babies. Unless you’re a baby, you don’t count in America – to Christians, Jews or any other adopting types. Babies you can mold. Other people’s children (typically crack mothers) are other people’s problems. They’re used. And you can forget it if they’ve got a disability. Until then all the children are adopted in the U.S., I think everyone should shut up about abortion…unless Christians want to start putting their money where their mouth is? All you have to do is look at South America for example. Any place where abortion is outlawed, the abortion rate is much higher per capita than the countries that do allow it.
That being said, do I think men and women should take more responsibility for birth control, yes.
Report Post »Should abortion be outlawed, no. Should abortion be capped off after a certain time, yes – no abortions after the 3rd trimester. There’s going to be a time – I’d say within the next 20 years with advancements in technology and birth control, that abortion will be a moot point.
Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:40pmDo they think the fetus in the sonagram is moving due to strings and a marionette puppeteer in there somewhere?
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:41pmIf a Fetus is not a life…its the only non life form that KEEPS GROWING
answer the question ******* Communists…in RUSSIA a lot of women have upto 13abortions in thier life time
Dont believe me LOOK it up on GOOGLE….the stats are horriiying
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 5:19pmIm a Christian and I say it HARD….Jesus was never Politically correct and God never once BEAT AROUND THE BUSH its rael simple if youre an atiest and you kill your babies you WILL END UP IN HELL FOREVER…its just that simple, and you can brain wash yourself into saying there is no accountability but in your heart of hearts and in the quiet times you know and are afraid that when you draw your last breath youre scared to death of the inevitable….turn now and have a fantastic joyus stay on this earth….or dont………..thems the facts
Report Post »cowdude
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:37pmLet’s be honest. The social liberals (SOCIALIST) in Europe and the US don’t want to face the fact this is murder. How many times have you heard a woman say “I am having a FETUS”? It’s a way to disassociate themselves from the murder they have or are about to commit.
Cowdude
http://conservativewatercooler.com
Report Post »dthompson579
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:35pmWait there is a European country that is more Conservative on this issue than the U.S.???
Report Post »??WITH _ OLDNESS
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:33pmIs it not surprising that all the EU is worried about is it’s money and not the life of the individual. See what Socilism produces.
Report Post »mankind7375
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:33pmNow that is a surprise, a government concerned that money was not used for what it was allocated for. (sarcasm by the way).
Report Post »MASTER YODA
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:24pmTo abortionists babies human rights exist not. Yeesssssss.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:32pmWhen this abomination called abortion (killing babies) is wiped out all over the world, than I’ll be happy!
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:42pmCorrect! All abortion is, is population control done under the guise of “for the betterment of society”. It is no different than what Mao, Hitler, Stalin and so many other totalitarian regimes did to “control” population. I guess the images of little girls, women and children being killed (genocide) did not bode well for the “big government” image… so they resort to this, which is still the same thing!
Report Post »boomboom
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:38pmWomen
intentionally allowing
invasion of their uterus
to end the life
of their baby
using the excuse that
it’s not a baby.
MurderMommies…yay.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 3:46pmboomboom…pretty blunt…but true!
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 4:36pmIf we don’t or cant stop it be assured God will! I’m really happy to learn that Hungry is making a stand against this holocost. The rest of the EU will know His anger before Hungry. Sounds crazy? Murdering babies sounds crazier to me. The United States is in line for His judgement over this issue too.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:29pmPro Choice = Killing Babies
Report Post »Sharia Law = Killing Women
joe conservative
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:33pmI had no idea this was such a big issue anywhere but here. It sounds like Hungary is making a strong stand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZUqKHTW5_Y
Report Post »KENTUCKYREDBONE
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:37pmAgreed! As for Womens rights, What about the rights of the Child they are killing?
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:40pmAbortion is murder, and I honestly cant feel bad for Shiller the now dead baby killer.
Report Post »http://guerillatics.com
Slow-Littered [Arcade of Kits w Lady Bits]
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:48pmI wonder if the Republican candidates will discuss Paul Ryan’s budget tonight – they are having an official debate (I heard it on “secular” Radio at lunchtime) with real production experts. I wonder if there will be any pro-life questions asked of these American candidates. (You know, people who really have an impact on our daily lives — much more than Dutch radicals ever will).
Report Post »Texas Grasshopper
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:53pmhttp://breakthematrix.com/politics/city-government-demands-keys-properties-belonging-cedar-falls-residents
City Government Demands All Keys To Properties Belonging To Cedar Falls Residents
Report Post »Iswingright
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:54pmWhat’s so bad about killing human babies? It’s baby seals we need to protect. You monsters need to get your priorities straight.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:56pm100 years from now civilization will look back in complete disgust at the killing of millions of babies for connivence sake and ask what the h-ell were they thinking!!
Report Post »immoral progressives. Let the EU keep them- We have to get rid of ours in 2012
fastfacts
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:01pmAnd liberals defend both of them.
The reason why liberals have taken over our schools is because they are killing off their future constituents (abortion). They have to replace them with our children, turning them against us. Look at what kids are saying about Lady Gaga: http://tiny.cc/l0m7k
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:15pmThe only place on the Globe in which the Apartheid is more entrenched than in America is Europe. The Greatest people ever to walk the earth subjugated by an alien race and most are still throwing out silly terms like liberals/progressives/socialists… lol
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:21pmSo if the Hungarian Gov’t wanted to use EU funds for pro-abortion campaigns that would be ok???
Report Post »boomboom
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:27pmTo Robert-CA:
Now I see why the murders on both sides get along soooo well.
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:28pmThe entitled class……Get an abortion for free (tax payers funded)
Get a welfare cheque based on how many time you spread your fat legs
Them are the facts……get payed to get pregnent..have the yard apes flunck out /…..sell drugs and have some phoney Black pastor type that marched with MLK tell the tax payers its “THE WHITE MAN FAULT….
Report Post »the blacks in America procure most of the abortions…..
LOOK IT UP THOSE ARE THE FACTS……….
Oil_Robb
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:35pmIts all good with Nazi Pelosi……YES NAZI PELOSI…. hitler killer many millions and she does the same……heres the truth
Report Post »An abortion happens when the Doctor tears the baby apart limb form limb and throws it into a garbage can…The woman will always know and think about the dat that the baby Would have graduated …and had a birthday …it torments them for the rest of thier lives….but they never tell the women about that…..Its just like killing somone it torments you FOREVER….and all those women know they will one stand before GOD and have to explain why they ALLOWED the KILLING
old white guy
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:46pmany society that kills it’s unborn children will not survive very long. how many generations before the child killers cease to exist. not to many.
Report Post »USAMEDIC3008
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 2:46pmWe condemn The E.U.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 3:47pmEuropes starting to worry as their populations are shrinking in numbers and growing in age……LOL
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 4:10pm@ Robert-CA
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 1:29pm
Pro Choice = Killing Babies
Report Post »Sharia Law = Killing Women
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European Union = Killing self motivation, personal responsibility, and guilty conscience
techengineer11
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 4:12pmsmithclar3nc3: No need to worry.. Their Jews are importing millions of Africans, Asians, and Arabs just like they are doing in the US.. Although they just demand that our Southern border not be protected through their ACLU and various other Marxist organizations.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 4:38pmRemember, they don’t have our Constitution that GUARANTEES and PROTECTS our GOD-GIVEN, INALIENABLE rights. You know, things like LIFE, LIBERTY, and THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
If you get drunk and crash your car into a pregnant woman, and she dies, you get prosecuted for TWO homicides.
Our government is supposed to PROTECT our rights (right to life), not take them away.
At the same time, murder is a STATE law, not a federal law.
If states are the final judge on murder, then they should be the final judge on life and abortion.
IF the federal government IS involved, then they are constitutionally obligated to take a stand TO PROTECT LIFE, not to protect the extinction of life!
MAN, we got a lotta work to do!
Report Post »WylE
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 4:48pmSave a seal – Shoot a polarbear
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 6:22pmHey hey Hungary,BIG BROTHER is watching youuuuuuuu. Stop killing the unborn babies,if you DARE.
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