Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Part of long analysis highlighting the EU's increasing control of 'Moral Regulation".
Good read.
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Family, Education, and Sexual Ethics
"The European Commission directorates are actively involved in sponsoring programs aimed at moral regulation.
The Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Directorate (DG EMPL) sponsors competitions and publicity campaigns aimed at influencing national norms surrounding the notions of family, appropriate sexual behavior, and even state-church relations.
The Development Directorate (DG DEV) regularly funds NGOs involved in promoting “reproductive health and rights” in the developing world, while the Public Health Directorate (DG HEALTH) promotes reproductive rights within the EU openly criticizing views to the contrary.
The Culture and Education Directorate (DG EDU) cooperated in educational programs aimed at youth, often anti-religious in nature and overtly promoting norms contrary to religious sentiments of many Europeans.
The Directorate of Research (DG Research) funded pro-abortion activities of the Network of European Women’s Rights.
These directorates have worked with organizations such as Marie Stopes International and the International Lesbian and Gay Association-Europe.
The latter is officially funded by the anti-discrimination unit of DG EMPL. Other privileged NGO groups which explicitly support legalization of abortion, such as the European Women’s Lobby or the European Youth Forum, are routinely consulted and receive funding from these directorates.
The Justice, Freedom and Security Directorate (DG JUST) oversees all activities in the areas of fundamental rights. Finally, the European Parliament regularly votes on non-binding, but symbolically important resolutions condemning traditional approaches to sex and family life".
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