SLD deputies argue the time has come to tackle the issue of abortion

The Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) is preparing for an offensive, as its deputies will soon lobby on two new draft bills legalizing abortion and homosexual couples. The projects will be presented on the same day that Jerzy Hausner will present his budget cuts proposals, which according to SLD sources is accidental. However, some of them do not hide the fact that local politicians will find it easier to accept the economic program of Hausner, if in return the party will tackle ideologically important issues. "This is the last and the best moment to carry out election promises regarding these gender issues," claims Andrzej Namysło, the leader of the Opole voivodship SLD. He also reminded that previously these controversial issues could not be addressed due to EU negotiations and the referendum. "We were also afraid that the opposition might claim that we were handling less important issues," added Namysło. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A5) M.M.