Left attacks the Sejm's partnership project, but speaks of "step backwards"

pch24.pl 8 months ago

There are no rules on the adoption of children in the draft law on partnerships; we have taken a compromise step backwards," said Minister for Equality Katarzyna Kotula. This is manifestly absurd, for the Left is actually striving for a revolutionary weakening of the position of matrimony and almost equalization of single-sex relationships.

On Friday, draft laws were published at the government legislative centre: on registered partnerships and introducing this law. The first task assumes, among another things, that a partnership is concluded erstwhile 2 persons submit to the head of the civilian position office a declaration of the conclusion of that relationship. In accordance with the project, persons in a partnership will be able to establish a partnership partnership or a property separation with equalisation of profits by an agreement concluded in the form of a notarial act.

There are no records in the task about the adoption of children, which is simply a disputed issue in a coalition that the PSL did not agree to. The task foresees that "a individual in a partnership is entitled to participate in the ongoing care of a kid who is jointly with him who is under parental authority of another individual in a partnership and its upbringing".

Kotula reported on Friday at a press conference in the Sejm that the task on registered partnerships had already been addressed for public consultation and interministerial arrangements. – This is simply a historical moment, due to the fact that for the first time in the past of more than 20 years' conflict for equality and this long march for equality we have a government task ready, which is directed to the next phase of government work – she said.

The Minister pointed out that the proposed projects "change almost 250 another laws" for the first time, introducing into Polish law an institution of registered partnership.

As she explained, the task provides, among others, for registration of the partnership at the civilian law office, the anticipation of adopting a common surname, access to medical information, questions of the right to a decision on burial, inheritance, property union which is declarative and allows for joint taxation settlement.

– Actually, these are solutions that will mostly service alleged families reconstructed in consecutive couples, erstwhile we have 2 marriages that are divorced, take children with them and live in an informal relationship – she said.

The records besides supply for the introduction of alleged tiny care, but as Kotula emphasized, there is no adoption of children in them, that is, a disputed issue in the coalition on October 15, to which the PSL did not agree. – Here, we actually took specified a compromise step backwards and decided to make a evidence of only a tiny care – she said.

The Minister besides expressed hope that she could convince her coalition colleagues that this task should be implemented. – I number on good conversations with the Polish People's Party – she noted.

When asked about the PSL task about the position of a loved 1 who was to correspond to the task about partnerships, Kotula admitted she didn't see the project. – The PSL received the bill on registered partnerships from me before the summers at the turn of May and June, so colleagues had the chance to get acquainted with the details of the project She stressed that she was open to sitting at the table and discussing this task in substance.

PSL MP Marek Sawicki pointed out in an interview with PAP that projects published on RCL are not government projects, but projects prepared by the Minister for Equality. – If they are after interministerial consultations and are adopted by the Council of Ministers, then they will be government- stressed the associate of the People's Republic. In his opinion, everyone has the right to submit their projects. – If there are government projects, we'll vote on them in the Sejm, and if they get the majority, I don't know. said Sawicki.

The associate of the organization pointed out that by the end of October, there would be a ultimate Council of PSL, during which he said, "these projects will most likely besides be discussed". – I am convinced that the Polish People's organization as a political environment on this issue will not take a position. We have all associate free to vote on this matter. said Sawicki.

The explanatory memorandum to the task states that, as reported by PAP, "the provision of the anticipation for individuals of the same and different sexes to enter into a registered partnership will defend them from exclusion and supply for a clear definition of common rights and obligations. The task is so a consequence to the social needs of same-sex couples who do not have access to the institution of marriage, but besides couples of different sexes surviving in informal relationships that for various reasons cannot or do not want to marry."

The bill on registered partnerships besides refers to the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights of 12 December 2023 in Przybyszewska and others v Poland. According to this judgment, Poland is obliged to "provide a legal framework allowing same-sex couples to be decently recognised and protected."