PAX Television – operating since December 2001, as the first and only television station in Hungary in favor of the protection of all life.
Friday, February, 2. 2024. Live PAX-TV for LIFE! Conference.
On the occasion of the PAX-TV conference speakers were: Prof. Dr. Emőke Bagdy, clinical psychologist and Edwin Caruana, president of the Evangelical Alliance of Malta, pastor of the first Lutheran community in Malta, Lilla Gere, CEO of PAX TV. Zsuzsánna Albert Görgey, president of the Hungarians in Europe Association and founder of the Walk for Life movement, József Gere, one of the owners of PAX TV, Zsuzsanna Bergs, vice-president of the Cry for Life Association, Márta Popovicsné Palojtay – head of the Family and Life Association Transcarpathia, Zsuzsa Máthé, director of Szent István Institute, Ilona Keresztes, vice-president of the Together for Life Association, Ádám Balogh, pastor of Naphegy congregation.
Over the past thirty years, the number of abortions in Hungary has been gradually decreasing, as the number of 90000 registered in 1990 has decreased significantly. Still, even according to preliminary data for 2023, more than 19,000 fetuses have not received, was not given the opportunity of life.
Decisions in favour of abortion can also be influenced by the coercive force of the woman’s life situation and environment. However, experience shows that the vast majority of marriages break down after abortion, and suicides can increase sixfold among those who abort their fetuses. A male-female relationship has at least three elements: passion, intimacy and commitment, of which have to work for the two of them.
The focus of the professional event was on the miracle of life from conception to death. In addition to abortion, speakers at the event also touched on taboo topics such as addiction, which affects almost 4% of the population. This includes active euthanasia, the support of which has increased significantly in Hungary over the past 10 years. Violence, wars and knowledge about climate change that affect our sense of personal security and belief in the future multiply the anti-life decisions.
The right to respect the life of another person has been the subject of heated debates in recent decades. Although euthanasia is increasingly supported by Hungarians in line with international trends, the decision about the end of life is not a simple matter to be decided. In addition to reasons of conscience and faith, allowing the right to active euthanasia can become an obligation and an expectation for doctors, it can weaken the cohesion of society, and it can also generate new problems, which was also a topic for the conference speakers.
Between 1956 and 2022, there were 6.49 million unborn births in Hungary. The events of ’56 also contributed greatly to this issue.
At the end of the press event, the symbolic signing of PAX TV’s mission statement also took place.
Riport by Aggie Reiter
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