Abortion as a political issue
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: November 22, 2016, 19:00 – 21:00
The new abortion law in Poland, which was discussed this autumn and which sparked mass demonstrations, has split Polish society into a number of camps. Views are divided according to social class, religious persuasion and education, as well as political, local and regional affinity.
Discussing the issue of abortion, whose enactment in law was one of the central issues of female emancipation in the last century, and the current political, social and legal situation in Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and the related Catholic Church, will be L'ubica Kobová, Polish political scientist and journalist Maciej Ruczaj, Jan Smiggels Kafková, chairwoman of the Czech Women’s Lobby, and Catholic priest Marek Orko Vácha.
Hosted by Czech Radio journalist Hana Biriczová.