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Jadwiga Emilewicz: a woman’s freedom ends when she becomes pregnant. A deputy on protests after the Constitutional Tribunal’s verdict on abortion

I see human life as really the highest value – said Jadwiga Emilewicz in the TVN24 program “I check”. The deputy assessed that “a woman’s freedom ends when she becomes pregnant because it is limited by the child’s freedom.” She also spoke about President Duda’s project on abortion. She admitted that she had talked to Jarosław Kaczyński on this subject.

In the program “Check” on TVN24, Jadwiga Emilewicz, who introduced herself as a non-member of the Law and Justice parliamentary club, was asked about her attitude to the abortion compromise. “My opinion on this has evolved in recent years, not only when I am a politician,” she said.

In Emilewicz’s opinion, “the role of a politician is to maximize good”. – This is how I perceive my role, in this I see human life as truly the highest value – she pointed out. “It’s not up to us to decide when it starts,” she added.

– When I listen to postulates that are shouted out that “my stomach, my business”, this is a sentence for me that speaks of some fundamental misunderstanding of the human being – said the deputy. In her opinion, “a woman’s freedom ends when she becomes pregnant because it is limited by the child’s freedom.”

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“A woman’s freedom ends when she becomes pregnant because it is limited by the child’s freedom”TVN24

This statement aroused great emotions and comments on social media. Emilewicz herself posted a post on Twitter, in which she wrote: “I can see that my statement about restricting a woman’s freedom with a child’s freedom arouses great emotions. Pregnant women change their eating habits, do not drink alcohol – precisely for the sake of the child. in ‘Checking’ “.

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“It is difficult for me to agree with the manner and mode of conducting these protests”

Emilewicz on TVN24 was also asked if she understood the rage she sees on the streets of Polish cities. She replied that it was “a very difficult question”. She emphasized that “her views and attitude to the protection of life and when it begins” she expressed many times.

– It is difficult for me to agree with the manner and mode of conducting these protests. Profanity, profanation, shouting or very clearly formulated by the leaders of these strikes very political postulates. I fundamentally disagree with these postulates – she said.

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Participants of the protest under the slogan “For Warsaw!”PAP / Leszek Szymański

As she assessed, “the fact that in a democracy there may be room for dispute, there is room for protest, it is certainly not like this during a pandemic.” – I imagine that there are many women in Poland today who may feel insecure after the ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal, because although I do not share it, of course I understand – she said.

– That is why I would like to start a dialogue and talk to all of them – added Emilewicz.

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The deputy said that if she could turn back time, a lot of work should have been done in terms of education. “In terms of showing, portraying and talking to those heroine mothers who raise children with profound disabilities,” she said.

Emilewicz about President Duda’s project: I talked about it with Jarosław Kaczyński

Asked about the project President Andrzej Duda to amend the act on abortionshe replied that “the street demands abortions on request”. – Those who are on the street today with such demands, this proposal certainly does not meet their expectations – she said.

– After reading this law, I know that it is a good project. This is a project that all sides and parliamentary forces should lean around. I will encourage women from other parliamentary clubs to do so, announced Jadwiga Emilewicz. – I would like us to invite experts, doctors, lawyers and bioethics to ensure that its shape is not questioned and that it is a hope for many that it is not in conflict with the ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal, and at the same time it guarantees and safety to women – she added.

Jadwiga Emilewicz said that she had discussed this bill with Jarosław Kaczyński, the president of PiS. – The president of this law has not seen it yet, I have already read it – she said. The deputy said that she encouraged the PiS president to support the law by the ruling party.

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Jadwiga Emilewicz on a conversation with Jarosław Kaczyński about President Duda’s project on abortionTVN24

– This law says that these pregnancies may be terminated, as a result of which the child with a very high degree of probability will not survive after giving birth – said Emilewicz.

As she added, “there is one very important solution in this law”. – These decisions will have to be made by a medical council, at least three doctors who must comment on this matter – she said.

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