“There are no more important issues today than family, demography, and education. We have a Poland where the attack on the family is immense. We are facing a family crisis. Following that crisis comes demographic collapse. Last year, fewer Polish children were born than in any year since the end of World War II,” warned Przemysław Czarnek.
As part of its series of debates, Law and Justice (PiS) organized a discussion today on family, education, and demography. The event was opened by the party’s candidate for prime minister, Przemysław Czarnek.
Today’s convention is dedicated to three fundamental issues: family, demography, and education. “There are no more important issues today than family, demography, and education. We have a Poland where the attack on the family is immense. We are facing a family crisis. Following that crisis comes demographic collapse. Last year, fewer Polish children were born than in any year since the end of World War II. All of this is compounded by dramatic changes in education – changes that are anti-human, anti-social, and detrimental to the development of young people,” he began.
He noted that 160 conservative non-governmental organizations, pro-life advocates, education defenders, and pro-family organizations had gathered for the event.
“In just a moment, we will all sign two documents. The first is the Declaration of Values that form the foundation of every normal society. The second is the Pact for the Republic of Poland – a ten-point program that we ultimately intend to implement. We are, of course, fully aware of the dramatic state of public finances. We know the extent of the ruin they have led them to,” he announced.
“Poland is now governed by people who have turned their guns against the family, against demography, and against education. Let us recall just two statements made by the head of government,” he accused.
He recalled remarks made by the prime minister several months ago:
“What did he say about having children? He said that giving birth to a child means 20 years of hardship for a woman. That is the essence of the December 13 Coalition’s policy on family and demography. The people governing Poland today are opposed to demographic growth if they see having children as nothing but a burden.”
“What else did Tusk say in the same speech? He said that ‘a woman in Poland has to think several times before having children under these cultural and political conditions and with hospitals in such a state.’ An insolent man…” he said, criticizing the prime minister.
“Here in this city, we are now uncovering a hospital scandal. It was here that things happened which were beyond anything we could have imagined. They were directed against a fundamental value – the dignity of the human person. We conservatives will defend that dignity at every stage of life,” the politician declared.