Conservative groups have protested against the new subject, which they say is a way to smuggle “corrupting” sex education into schools.
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Opposition presidential candidate joins protest against Polish government’s sex ed plans
They say it will promote “depravity” and “sexualisation” of children.
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Parliament approves law banning “sexualisation of children” in Polish schools
Critics say the proposed law is a further attempt by the conservative government to restrict sex education in schools.
“You can have sex after you get married”: how sex ed is taught in Polish schools
Anna Hackett
Sex education has become a political battleground amid Poland’s election campaign.
Communism prevented Western social revolution reaching Poland, says government minister
The education minister also endorsed a proposed new law to prevent the “sexualisation of children” in schools.
Polish bakery’s genitalia waffles aim to break taboos but spark backlash
“The worst sewage from the Western world is pouring into Poland,” warns one nationalist leader.
Polish government encourages sexual abstinence and fidelity to avoid HIV
The campaign has been criticised as outdated and incomplete by an education foundation.
Schools should teach business and sexuality using pope’s writings, says Polish education minister
Polish pope John Paul II’s encyclicals should become part of textbooks, suggests Przemysław Czarnek.
Poland’s first eco sex shop aims to sell organic toys and educate customers
The owner hopes the shop will help change attitudes towards sex in Poland.
“Let women decide, not bishops or politicians”: bill to liberalise Poland’s abortion law proposed
The law would introduce state-funded abortion on demand, compulsory sex education, and prescription-free morning-after pills.
European Parliament condemns proposed “criminalisation of sex education in Poland”
Proposed legislation in Poland is an “alarming, misguided and detrimental” measure “to criminalise sex education”, say MEPS.
