Women are human beings.
And human rights belong to women.
Women's rights are human rights.
Sexual- and reproductive rights are part of human rights.
This is an overally accepted principle
in human rights declaration and Beijing declaration
even though some people refuse to accept that.
On those basis human rights
saving the dignity of human beings
is never on issue of subsidiarity, never.
You can't decide that people who are left-handed
or dark-haired or blue-eyed
are discriminated because they are different.
It's not a matter of political decision.
This is internationally agreed and accepted principle.
Simple as that.
Democracy can't mean
that if you accept via a democratic procedure
violence, opression or dictatorship, it would acceptable. No.
What this means
is that the EU doesn't have only the right but the duty
to safeguard its core values
democracy, human rights and tolerance.
And if we fail to do that
we fail in our core substance.
And this is the matter, the crux
in the fight beside the Polish women.
And Iam very sad that we need to have this kind of a discussion
In this millenium,
in Europe,
after what we have experienced.
And after what has been done,
locally, EU-wide and internationally, for human rights.
So please, be civil, to create a civilisation.
