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Hungary defended Thursday its latest controversial law seen to be targeting LGBTQ people, which allows citizens to report anonymously on those who "cast doubt" on the "role of marriage and family".

When D.A.* first heard about the fatal attack on a gay bar in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, last October, their first reaction was grief, shock and anger.

For the past decade, Orbán's right-wing government has faced criticism from civil rights organizations for undermining democratic standards.

Un decreto que entrará en vigencia este jueves y con el que se busca la disminución del aborto en Hungría, causó polémica en las mujeres de ese país (...

Prime Minister Viktor Orban continues his policy focus on tackling the falling birth rate in the European Union country

Rights advocates have warned that the new statute will make it more difficult for women to access safe abortions. Far-right lawmakers hailed it as a "chance for life."

All women seeking to terminate a pregnancy will have to listen to the fetus's heartbeat beforehand.

Hungary has tightened abortion rules with activists decrying that pregnant women will have to listen to the foetus' heart beat before having an abortion.

Abortions in Hungary have been legal since the 1950s. However, in recent years, the conservative government of PM Viktor Orbán has slowly reduced access to birth control while campaigning on incentives for would-be parents.

All women seeking to terminate a pregnancy will have to listen to the fetus's heartbeat beforehand.