2019/2891(RSP) Resolution on the criminalisation of sexual education in Poland
Progress: Procedure completed
Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2Events
2019/11/14
EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2019/11/14
EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2019/11/14
EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2019/11/14
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2019/11/14
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 471 votes to 128, with 57 abstentions, a resolution on the criminalisation of sex education in Poland.
Members expressed deep concern over the extremely vague, broad and disproportionate provisions in the draft law, which de facto seeks to criminalise the dissemination of sexuality education to minors and whose scope potentially threatens all persons and in particular sex educators, including teachers, healthcare providers, authors, publishers, civil society organisations, journalists and parents or legal guardians, with up to three years in prison for teaching about human sexuality, health and intimate relations. Proposals have been made to increase these penalties to five years.
Request to the Polish authorities to refrain from adopting the proposed draft
Parliament condemned the recent developments in Poland that set out to misinform, stigmatise and ban sexuality education, and in particular the harsh, inappropriate and erroneous content of the justification provided for by the draft law. It called on the Polish Parliament to refrain from adopting the proposed draft law and to ensure that young people have access to comprehensive sexuality education and that those who provide such education and information are supported in so doing in a factual and objective manner.
Providing better education for young people
Members encouraged all Member States to provide comprehensive and age-appropriate information on sex education in schools. They reaffirmed that access to comprehensive and gender-sensitive information, sexuality and access to sexual and reproductive health care, including contraceptive methods and safe and legal abortion, were essential.
As part of this education, they stressed the importance of teaching young people about relationships based on gender equality, consent and mutual respect to prevent and combat gender stereotypes, homophobia, transphobia and gender-based violence.
Financing support to civil society
Recognising the important role of civil society in providing sexuality education, Parliament called for adequate funding to be available for the organisations concerned through different funding instruments at EU level, such as the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021 - 2027 Rights and Values programme and other EU pilot projects that could have an impact on this field.
Respect for fundamental rights
Members recalled that education is not only a fundamental right but also an indispensable condition for the enjoyment of other fundamental rights and freedoms as guaranteed by Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), the Polish Constitution and the Charter.
The Council was called on to address this matter and other allegations of violations of fundamental rights in Poland in the context of its current hearings on the situation in Poland, in accordance with Article 7(1) of the TEU.
Documents
2019/11/14
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2019/10/21
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Documents
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0166/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0167/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0168/2019
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0058/2019
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0166/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0167/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0168/2019
Activities
- Guido REIL
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- Jackie JONES
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- Annika BRUNA
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- Monika BEŇOVÁ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Malin BJÖRK
Institutional Motions (1)
- Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Angel DZHAMBAZKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Daniel HANNAN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Heidi HAUTALA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Danuta Maria HÜBNER
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- Sophia IN 'T VELD
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- Yannick JADOT
Institutional Motions (1)
- Fabienne KELLER
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- Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO
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- Bogusław LIBERADZKI
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- Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA
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- Marisa MATIAS
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- Tilly METZ
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- Jörg MEUTHEN
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- Alessandra MORETTI
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- Maria NOICHL
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- Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS
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- Pina PICIERNO
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- Rovana PLUMB
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- Stanislav POLČÁK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Evelyn REGNER
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- Terry REINTKE
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- María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS
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- Helmut SCHOLZ
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- Pedro SILVA PEREIRA
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- Birgit SIPPEL
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- Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ
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- Ernest URTASUN
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- Monika VANA
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- Julie WARD
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- Clare DALY
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- Nathalie LOISEAU
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- Christine ANDERSON
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- Rasmus ANDRESEN
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- Manon AUBRY
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- Pernando BARRENA ARZA
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- Gunnar BECK
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- Manuel BOMPARD
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- Olivier CHASTEL
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- Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD
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- Nicolaus FEST
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- Markéta GREGOROVÁ
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- José GUSMÃO
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- Henrike HAHN
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- Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA
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- Antony HOOK
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- Marcel KOLAJA
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- Alice KUHNKE
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- Joachim KUHS
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- Katrin LANGENSIEPEN
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- Jan-Christoph OETJEN
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- Anne-Sophie PELLETIER
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- Alexandra Louise Rosenfield PHILLIPS
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- Samira RAFAELA
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- Diana RIBA I GINER
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- Michal ŠIMEČKA
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- Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ
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- Ramona STRUGARIU
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- Irène TOLLERET
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- Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ
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- Nikolaj VILLUMSEN
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- Mick WALLACE
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- Sylvie BRUNET
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- Naomi LONG
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- Silvia MODIG
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- Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU
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- Anna ZALEWSKA
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- Moritz KÖRNER
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- Markus BUCHHEIT
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- Heléne FRITZON
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- Tudor CIUHODARU
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- Frances FITZGERALD
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- Abir AL-SAHLANI
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- Marie TOUSSAINT
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- Kim VAN SPARRENTAK
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- Robert BIEDROŃ
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- Sylwia SPUREK
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- Leszek MILLER
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- Klára DOBREV
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- Mikuláš PEKSA
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- Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ
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- Łukasz KOHUT
Institutional Motions (1)
- Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES
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- Predrag Fred MATIĆ
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- Włodzimierz CIMOSZEWICZ
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Votes
B9-0166/2019 - Am 8 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 462, +: 178, 0: 18
B9-0166/2019 - Am 9 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 493, +: 114, 0: 49
B9-0166/2019 - Am 10 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 481, +: 134, 0: 45
B9-0166/2019 - Am 11 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 466, +: 164, 0: 29
B9-0166/2019 - Am 12 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 450, +: 183, 0: 28
B9-0166/2019 - Am 13 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 465, +: 149, 0: 48
B9-0166/2019 - Am 14 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 459, +: 146, 0: 55
B9-0166/2019 - Am 15 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 484, +: 130, 0: 41
B9-0166/2019 - Am 16 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 491, +: 136, 0: 31
B9-0166/2019 - Am 17 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 497, +: 123, 0: 37
B9-0166/2019 - Am 18 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 489, +: 151, 0: 17
B9-0166/2019 - § 3/3 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: +: 452, -: 144, 0: 56
| DE | GB | FR | ES | IT | RO | SE | BE | CZ | NL | EL | FI | DK | BG | PT | IE | LV | LU | SK | CY | LT | EE | SI | HR | AT | HU | MT | PL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
85
|
45
|
65
|
48
|
68
|
24
|
20
|
20
|
18
|
23
|
20
|
13
|
13
|
16
|
17
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
4
|
11
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
17
|
19
|
6
|
47
|
|
 S&D |
133
|
Germany S&DFor (12) |
United Kingdom S&DFor (10) |
4
|
Spain S&DFor (18)Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Clara AGUILERA, Cristina MAESTRE MARTÍN DE ALMAGRO, César LUENA, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES
Against (1) |
Italy S&DFor (16) |
Romania S&DFor (7)Abstain (1) |
5
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
Portugal S&DFor (7) |
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
Poland S&DFor (7) |
||
 Renew |
94
|
5
|
United Kingdom RenewFor (13) |
France RenewFor (18)Catherine CHABAUD, Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Fabienne KELLER, Gilles BOYER, Irène TOLLERET, Jérémy DECERLE, Laurence FARRENG, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Nathalie LOISEAU, Pascal CANFIN, Pascal DURAND, Pierre KARLESKIND, Stéphane BIJOUX, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Valérie HAYER, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR
|
7
|
Romania RenewFor (6) |
3
|
4
|
Czechia RenewFor (6) |
Netherlands RenewFor (6) |
3
|
Denmark Renew |
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
||||||
 Verts/ALE |
68
|
Germany Verts/ALEFor (22)Alexandra GEESE, Anna CAVAZZINI, Anna DEPARNAY-GRUNENBERG, Damian BOESELAGER, Daniel FREUND, Erik MARQUARDT, Hannah NEUMANN, Henrike HAHN, Jutta PAULUS, Katrin LANGENSIEPEN, Martin HÄUSLING, Michael BLOSS, Nico SEMSROTT, Niklas NIENASS, Patrick BREYER, Rasmus ANDRESEN, Reinhard BÜTIKOFER, Romeo FRANZ, Sergey LAGODINSKY, Ska KELLER, Sven GIEGOLD, Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL
Against (1) |
United Kingdom Verts/ALEFor (9) |
France Verts/ALEFor (11) |
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|||||||||||||
 GUE/NGL |
38
|
Germany GUE/NGLFor (6) |
France GUE/NGLFor (6) |
Spain GUE/NGL |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Greece GUE/NGLFor (6) |
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
|||||||||||||||
 PPE |
159
|
Germany PPEFor (14)Against (2) |
France PPEFor (6)Abstain (1) |
Spain PPEAgainst (9) |
Italy PPEFor (1)Against (5) |
Romania PPEFor (7)Against (2)Abstain (1) |
Sweden PPE |
4
|
3
|
Netherlands PPEAgainst (2) |
Greece PPEFor (6)Against (1) |
3
|
1
|
Bulgaria PPEAbstain (1) |
Portugal PPEAgainst (3) |
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Lithuania PPEFor (1)Against (1)Abstain (2) |
3
|
3
|
Austria PPEAgainst (7) |
Hungary PPEAgainst (11) |
2
|
Poland PPEFor (8)Against (4)Abstain (3) |
|||
 NI |
34
|
1
|
United Kingdom NIFor (2) |
Greece NIAgainst (2) |
2
|
2
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
 ECR |
58
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
Italy ECRAgainst (5) |
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Poland ECRAgainst (25)
Adam BIELAN,
Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA,
Anna FOTYGA,
Anna ZALEWSKA,
Beata KEMPA,
Beata MAZUREK,
Beata SZYDŁO,
Bogdan RZOŃCA,
Elżbieta KRUK,
Elżbieta RAFALSKA,
Grzegorz TOBISZOWSKI,
Izabela-Helena KLOC,
Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI,
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA,
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI,
Joanna KOPCIŃSKA,
Karol KARSKI,
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI,
Krzysztof JURGIEL,
Patryk JAKI,
Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO,
Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA,
Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI,
Zbigniew KUŹMIUK,
Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
|
|||||||||||||
 ID |
68
|
Germany IDAgainst (10) |
France IDAgainst (19)
André ROUGÉ,
Annika BRUNA,
Aurélia BEIGNEUX,
Catherine GRISET,
Dominique BILDE,
France JAMET,
Gilbert COLLARD,
Gilles LEBRETON,
Hélène LAPORTE,
Jean-Paul GARRAUD,
Jordan BARDELLA,
Joëlle MÉLIN,
Julie LECHANTEUX,
Jérôme RIVIÈRE,
Mathilde ANDROUËT,
Maxette PIRBAKAS,
Nicolas BAY,
Philippe OLIVIER,
Thierry MARIANI
|
Italy IDFor (10)Against (12)Abstain (6) |
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
B9-0166/2019 - § 8/2 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: +: 482, -: 163, 0: 16
B9-0166/2019 - Am 22 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 477, +: 129, 0: 54
B9-0166/2019 - Am 23 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 509, +: 82, 0: 70
B9-0166/2019 - § 10 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: +: 465, -: 175, 0: 22
B9-0166/2019 - Visa 12 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: +: 495, -: 130, 0: 35
B9-0166/2019 - Am 1 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 475, +: 169, 0: 20
B9-0166/2019 - Am 2 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 475, +: 162, 0: 23
B9-0166/2019 - Am 3 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 494, +: 140, 0: 25
B9-0166/2019 - Am 19 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 454, +: 183, 0: 24
B9-0166/2019 - Am 5 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 481, +: 158, 0: 24
B9-0166/2019 - Am 6 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 471, +: 172, 0: 17
B9-0166/2019 - Am 7 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 474, +: 167, 0: 18
B9-0166/2019 - Am 20 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 461, +: 157, 0: 41
B9-0166/2019 - Am 21 #
2019/11/14 Outcome: -: 470, +: 137, 0: 51
B9-0166/2019 - Considérant P #
2019/11/14 Outcome: +: 475, -: 106, 0: 61
B9-0166/2019 - Résolution #
2019/11/14 Outcome: +: 471, -: 128, 0: 57
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