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Gender equality and life issues in the European Union

Maciej Giertych

Non-attached Member of European Parliament

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Brussels 2008

Gender equality and life issues in the European Union

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Maciej Giertych

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1047 Bruxelles

Belgium

Sole liability for opinions in this publication rests with the author and the

European Parliament is not responsible for any use that may be made of the

information contained therein.

Index

Content in the Treaty of Lisbon ............................................................

Comment ....................................................................................

Opposition to Darwinian views on gender inequality ..........................

Defeminisation of women and demasculinisation of men in Europe and

their consequences for the family ........................................................

Gender differences ....................................................................

Emancipation and feminism .....................................................

Biological superiority of women ..............................................

Equalising with men .................................................................

Combating fertility ...................................................................

Contraception ...........................................................................

Demasculinisation ....................................................................

Promotion of homosexuality ....................................................

Abortion ....................................................................................

Infidelity and divorce ................................................................

Gynaecological problems .........................................................

Fertilisation in vitro ..................................................................

Motherhood ...............................................................................

Families with many children .....................................................

Grandmothers ............................................................................

Conclusions ..........................................................................................

Authority ...................................................................................

Content in the Treaty of Lisbon

In the European Union always someone will make sure that to documents on

almost any topic amendments will be introduced that speak of the right to reproductive

health (meaning abortion), of non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation

(meaning promotion of homosexuality) and of gender equality or gender

mainstreaming (meaning promotion of women in prestigious positions). There is

always a majority available for these amendments and they get voted in. The rejected

European Constitution, the Treaty of Lisbon (TL) as well as various documents voted

in the European Parliament continuously hold these elements of the feminist agenda.

The Treaty of Lisbon (TL), now undergoing the process of ratification in

Member States, has specific references to equality between men and women, to non-

discrimination on the grounds of sex or sexual orientation, to life issues etc. Since

there is no consolidated version of the treaty I have to refer to the original documents

and to the changes imposed upon them by the TL. I shall quote below the relevant

documents and indicate in italics the changes introduced. The documents in question

are the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (CFR), the Treaty of

Maastricht otherwise known as the Treaty on the European Union (TEU) and the

Treaty of Rome now known as the Treaty Establishing the European Community

(TEC). The last mentioned after these changes will be renamed Treaty on the

Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). What follows will be very difficult to

read as the whole TL is. I have traced references pertaining to only one subject. If you

feel lost remember that all those responsible for the ratification of this treaty are

similarly lost and will remain so until they make such an analysis as this for whatever

topics interest them.

The TL consists basically of three documents, the CFR which has not been

modified, the TEU and TEC both substantially modified and with the name of the

latter changed to TFEU. The numeration of articles, points and sub-points is absolutely

confusing (there are 28 pages of equivalences explaining the changes in numeration).

Here everything in italics including numeration is from the TL, while normal script is

for the existing documents.

CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (CFR)

So far this document is not binding. It will become binding (see below the

changed article 6 of the TEU under article 1, item 8, point 1. of the TL) if the TL is

ratified by all 27 Member States of the European Union. It has the following

statements pertinent to the issue discussed. These have not been altered by the TL nor

have any additions been made to it.

Preamble

... Conscious of its spiritual and moral heritage, the Union is founded on the

indivisible, universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity;

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