Hungary's parliament approved on Tuesday, October 13, an amendment to the child protection law, which replaces the controversial legislation adopted in 2021 under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government. The original provisions directed against the LGBT+ community were also criticized by the European Union. STVR (Spravy) ↗
According to available information, the new legal regulation repeals substantial parts of the previous law. Parliament also decided on further changes in the areas of child protection, healthcare, and criminal law. The bill was submitted by the government approximately a month ago. Der Standard ↗
Members of the ruling Fidesz voted in favor of the law. Opposition politician Péter Magyar described the opposition's stance during the vote as shameful. Available information shows that he criticized in particular the decision by opposition MPs to vote against the proposal. Telex ↗
Fidesz defended the passage of the amendment with arguments about child protection and, in political debate, spoke of the so-called gender lobby. The content of the approved changes also concerns the availability of sexual content and the protection of minors from sexual violence. Index.hu ↗
The original Hungarian law sparked sharp disputes with European Union institutions over provisions restricting the depiction of homosexuality and gender identity in materials intended for children and adolescents. The approved amendment could therefore influence the further political dispute between Budapest and Brussels, although details of its implementation are not yet known.
Hungarian Parliament approves new version of child protection law
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Ungarns Parlament reformiert umstrittenes LGBTQ-Gesetz
Der Standard
| 11:46 13.10.
Maďarský parlament zrušil časti zákona namierené proti LGBT+ komunite z čias vlády Viktora Orbána
STVR (Spravy)
| 12:28 13.10.
Magyar Péter szégyent emleget, a Fidesz genderlobbiról beszél, megszavazta a parlament a gyermekvédelmi csomagot
Index.hu
| 11:44 13.10.
Elfogadták az új gyermekvédelmi törvényt, Magyar Péter szégyennek nevezte, hogy az ellenzék nemmel szavazott
Telex
| 11:07 13.10.
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