The Foundation pointed out that establishing sexual orientation as a criterion for the grant or denial of a permit to provide foster family care is highly doubtful from the constitutional point of view.
The allegations of discrimination may be rebutted only by citing arguments justifying the differential treatment of individuals on objective grounds. However, nothing in the minutes of the Senate meeting suggests that any attempts at providing objective justifications have been made.
In addressing the Speaker of the Sejm, the HFHR expresses its hopes that this discriminatory provision will be dismissed when the Sejm will put the Senate’s amendments to a vote.
