Teresa Drzewiecka grew up during World War Two, when German and Soviet troops ba...
SWIDNIK, Poland - Teresa Drzewiecka grew up during World War Two, when German and Soviet troops battled for control of her town of Swidnik in eastern Poland.
“Let children have a father and a mother, not such deviations,” said Drzewiecka, resting on a bench in a Swidnik park. “Otherwise there will be fewer and fewer children, and Poland will shrink.” In a bitter campaign, the ruling Law and Justice party has depicted such rights as dangerous foreign ideas that undermine traditional values in Poland, a staunchly Catholic country.
Analysts say that PiS hopes to re-energize its mainly rural base by vowing to push back against Western liberalism. PiS took power in 2015 and remains popular, thanks to generous welfare payouts, low unemployment and nationalist rhetoric. Staszewski said anti-LGBT declarations by Swidnik and other councils were not legally binding, but nevertheless had a chilling effect.
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