Turkey in the EU?

Originally posted by inimalist
didn't Poland just pass a law that recognized Jesus Christ as their head of state? I remember something on the BBC about it...

Now that you mention it I do remember them (I think) trying to pass a law like this. Making Jesus king of Poland, don't know if they actually went through with it or not though...

If they did then that would be pretty stupid because it would basically make the pope ruler of Poland, seeing as most of the Polish people are roman catholic and believe that the Pope is the voice of Jesus on earth.

I just can't for the life of me remember if Jesus is the official head of state or if it was just a law that they wanted to pass.

Lil I'm not one hundred percent sure, but Fishy gets the point. Poland is by far the most Catholic country in the union at this moment. Maybe not in the amount of Christians but in the amount of power they wield in government.

After a small looking up I found a few things. Abortion isn't totally illegal but still not as legal as it is over here.

"Under the current law, a pregnancy can be terminated only if the mother's life is in danger, if she was raped, or the embryo has grave defects. Doctors can face up to three years in prison if they are caught performing illegal abortions" (BBC)

"A Polish woman who was refused an abortion despite warnings that having a baby could make her blind is taking her case to Europe's human rights court." (BBC)

"The U.N.'s Human Rights Committee said in a review of Poland's civil and political rights that even women who were legally allowed abortions did not seem to be able to find hospitals willing to carry them out. "The Committee reiterated its deep concern about restrictive laws in Poland, which might incite women to seek unsafe, illegal abortions, with attendant risks to their life and health," last week's report said." (About.com)

I think these bits proof my point.

That will do you a fat load of good, abortions are legal just impossible to get.

And the religious right wing nuts want to make it even stricter

Originally posted by Fire
And the religious right wing nuts want to make it even stricter

Yeah I know the current Polish government really isn't doing a lot of good for (religious) freedom.

I think if the EU want to be big players in the future world, they should let turkey in. Turkey's economy is growing rapidly, would probably surpass western europe before 2050. With potential superpowers like India and China, I think it would benefit the EU more in the long run. Of course Turkey needs to sort out its human rights stuff, and the EU will probably let the balkan countries in before turkey. It may not join in soon, but i think it will in the 2020s.