Why Family Policy Matters
by Roger Kiska, Christian Concern:
Does promoting healthy family policies work?
Several months ago, I wrote about how the Hungarian government was unabashedly proud of being a Christian nation, backing its words with actions. One of the chief goals of the current majority has been to recapture a healthy marriage culture. In this sense, Hungary gives us the best evidence as to whether or not government policies helping families to flourish actually work. The answer, at least for the people of Hungary, has been a resounding yes.
Incidences of abortion in Hungary have decreased by an astounding 33% since 2010 (40, 449 to 28, 500). Divorce rates have fallen by 25%, from 23, 837 in 2010 to 18, 600 in 2017. The number of marriages has also jumped astronomically from 35, 520 in 2010 to 50, 600 in 2017.
Central Europe Leading the Way
It’s not just Hungary which has been guaranteeing its future by embracing policies which protect life and family. Poland has consistently introduced new laws seeking to limit or eliminate abortion in the overwhelmingly-Catholic nation, the last being a bill introduced to the Polish Parliament this past January which would have the effect of drastically lowering incidences of abortion. The Slovak Republic, another historically Christian nation, has also taken steps to limiting abortions. In 2009, it introduced mandatory waiting periods and counselling requirements. Europeans on the continent have also made their voices heard, with nearly 2 million EU citizens supporting the ‘One of Us’ European Citizens Initiative [ECI] aiming at eliminating EU funding of abortion or research on the embryo at the European level. While the European Commission has refused to introduce the successful ECI proposals to the European Parliament for debate, Christian Legal Centre’s Standing Counsel Paul Diamond, and its legal counsel Roger Kiska, have led the legal challenge before the European Court of Justice on behalf of the ‘One of Us’ Federation.
The poisonous fruits of the sexual revolution
The United Kingdom has embarked on a different path, embracing the values of the sexual revolution and all of the poisonous fruits that come along with it.
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