A decision that has already sparked much controversy. The Meloni government transferred half a million euros allocated to sexual education in the budget law to the prevention of male and female infertility. This was announced by Northern League member Luca Ciriani, Minister of Parliamentary Relations. He does this today, Wednesday, January 8, during questioning in the Parliament and literally causes the opposition to revolt.
Government decision: thus sexual education funds were redirected to “fertility”
During the discussion of the budget law, an amendment proposal submitted by an opposition member of parliament, envisaging an increase of 500 thousand euros in the fund of policies regarding rights and equal opportunities for 2025, was accepted. Within the three-year plans of the education proposal, educational interventions and information and prevention courses for secondary and high school students on sexual health and sexual and emotional education – restructured The representative of the Northern Union then explains the government’s decision – As part of the same budget law, the government An agenda has been approved by this House, committing it to use these resources to provide training modules for primary and secondary secondary teachers. “An update on the contents of educational interventions and information and prevention courses, primarily on male and female fertility issues, with particular reference to the field of infertility prevention”
The decision, then, stemmed from the weak economic underpinnings of the instrument: “The sum allocated would not allow for more far-reaching initiatives, and the choice of those advocating the amendment to attribute it to the Equal Opportunities fund does not allow for: the Ministry of Education and Merit and related budget items, to which no reference is made in the approved law.” even in hypotheses, in direct activities in schools and in interventions in school organization,” the minister concludes. However, motivation cannot convince the opposition that is on the move.
Opposition reaction: “The will of the parliament was betrayed”
“The Government’s decision to use funds for sexual and emotional education for the training of teachers on male and female fertility betrays the will of Parliament and the specific aims of the proposed and majority-voted amendment. They are once again depriving themselves of students’ relationships, respect, violence prevention and sexual using basic tools to raise awareness on issues such as health, opting for a partial and reductive vision that focuses only on adults and fertility,” attacks Roberta Mori, national spokesperson of the Democratic Women’s Conference.
“I am not against informing and training teachers about male and female infertility, which is a serious problem, for example, pollution from Pfas and other very harmful chemicals. But sexual and emotional education is a completely different thing and Minister Ciriani cannot do this. It is the entertainment of the Parliament and the country and at the same time common sense,” adds Luana Zanella, Avs group leader in Parliament.
“The disgraceful remarks of Minister Ciriani today at Question Time are serious in content and method: the minister said that the government will not follow the provisions set out and already approved in the amendment on sexual and emotional education in schools. This is a very serious reversal compared to what is envisaged by law Not only is it not only a dirty and low-class operation in terms of parliamentary democracy: in practice the majority asked the government to interpret the opposition amendment, an amendment that spoke of Riccardo Magi, secretary of Piu’ Europa, and the majority voted. used”. And it looks like the debate has only just begun.
Source: Today IT
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