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Kaja Godek

Kaja Godek
Photo of Kaja Godek in 2019; wearing mid-length hair, glasses without rim, grey suit jacket
Godek in 2019
Born1982[1] (41–42 years old)

Kaja Godek is a Polish ultra-conservative[2][3] activist and leader of the foundation Życie i Rodzina ("life and family"). She proposed a law to ban the abortion of fetuses with birth defects or high probability thereof (Stop aborcji) in 2013[1] and a law to ban LGBT marches (Stop LGBT) in 2021.[4]

The anti-abortion proposal did not pass the first parliamentary reading[5] while the anti-LGBT proposal did and is to be worked on by parliamentary committees.[6] Presenting her anti-LGBT project in the lower house of Poland's parliament (the Sejm), Godek claimed that LGBT activists pay children to attend their parades.[7]

In 2016, she registered the Życie i Rodzina foundation.[1] YouTube blocked the account of said foundation in 2019 for inciting hate.[8] In 2019, Godek ran for the European Parliament for the far-right Confederation Liberty and Independence, but failed to obtain a seat.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b c "Ustawa "Stop LGBT" to jej inicjatywa. Od lat walczy z aborcją. Kim jest Kaja Godek?". Onet.pl (in Polish). 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  2. ^ "Polish Parliament Defers Final Vote on Controversial Abortion Bill". Statecraft. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  3. ^ Gwiazda, Anna (2020-09-08). "Right-wing populism and feminist politics: The case of Law and Justice in Poland". International Political Science Review. 42 (5): 580–595. doi:10.1177/0192512120948917. ISSN 0192-5121. S2CID 225245173.
  4. ^ "Polens Parlament spricht über Gesetz zum LGBT-Demo-Verbot". Die Zeit. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  5. ^ Piątkowska-Borek, Anna (2020-10-28). "Kim jest Kaja Godek? Kiedy związała się z ruchem pro-life?". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  6. ^ "Polnisches Parlament stimmt für Anti-LGBT-Gesetz". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 2021-11-02. ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  7. ^ Czarnacka, Agata (2021-10-29). "Obrzydliwy spektakl w Sejmie. Kai Godek na pewno nie chodzi o dzieci". Polityka (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  8. ^ "YouTube zablokował konto fundacji Kai Godek. Za treści podżegające do przemocy". Wprost (in Polish). 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  9. ^ "Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2019". pe2019.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  10. ^ "Kaja Godek nie nadzoruje już Warszawskich Zakładów Mechanicznych". Gazeta Wyborcza. 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

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