| − | '''Hungary''' (''Magyarország'') is a formerly [[communist]] central [[Europe]]an country bounded by [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Romania]], [[Serbia]] and [[Croatia]]. The capital city is [[Budapest]]; other major centers include Debrecen, Miskolc, Pécs, Szeged, and Győr. Hungary adopted a new constitution in 2012 which recognizes that life begins at [[conception]]. Although abortion is declining, it is still at higher abortion rate than in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/policy/abortion/ab-hungary.html</ref><ref>Bourne, Lisa (June 1, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/hungary-sees-abortion-numbers-plunge-with-rise-of-pro-family-policies Hungary sees [[abortion]] numbers plunge with rise of pro-family policies]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved June 1, 2018.</ref> In March 2025, by an overwhelming majority Hungary's parliament banned [[gay pride]] events, as [[Russia]] has.<ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hungary-passes-anti-lgbtq-law-banning-pride-events</ref> Hungary's population has overall declined slightly since its peak of a bit more than 10 million in 1980. | + | '''Hungary''' (''Magyarország'') is a formerly [[communist]] central [[Europe]]an country bounded by [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Romania]], [[Serbia]] and [[Croatia]]. The capital city is [[Budapest]]; other major centers include Debrecen, Miskolc, Pécs, Szeged, and Győr. Hungary adopted a new constitution in 2012 which recognizes that life begins at [[conception]]. Although abortion is declining, it is still at higher abortion rate than in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/policy/abortion/ab-hungary.html</ref><ref>Bourne, Lisa (June 1, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/hungary-sees-abortion-numbers-plunge-with-rise-of-pro-family-policies Hungary sees [[abortion]] numbers plunge with rise of pro-family policies]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved June 1, 2018.</ref> '''''In March 2025, by an overwhelming majority Hungary's parliament banned [[gay pride]] events, as [[Russia]] has'''''.<ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hungary-passes-anti-lgbtq-law-banning-pride-events</ref> Hungary's population has overall declined slightly since its peak of a bit more than 10 million in 1980. |
| | Hungary has adopted other socially [[conservative]] laws in recent years, and in March 2022 its swimmer Reka Gyorgy was the leader in the [[U.S.]] in criticizing [[transgender]] unfairness by the [[NCAA]] in allowing a biological male to win women's swimming prizes.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2022/03/20/virginia-tech-swimmer-blasts-ncaa-for-allowing-lia-thomas-to-take-sport-from-biological-females/</ref> | | Hungary has adopted other socially [[conservative]] laws in recent years, and in March 2022 its swimmer Reka Gyorgy was the leader in the [[U.S.]] in criticizing [[transgender]] unfairness by the [[NCAA]] in allowing a biological male to win women's swimming prizes.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2022/03/20/virginia-tech-swimmer-blasts-ncaa-for-allowing-lia-thomas-to-take-sport-from-biological-females/</ref> |
| | The conservative [[Fidesz]] party, led by [[Viktor Orbán]], made massive gains in the 2010 elections, gaining a supermajority in parliament. The Orbán government won two successive elections, both with supermajorities. His government changed Hungary's constitution for the first time since 1949. Orbán also took a tough stance in reaction to the [[European migrant crisis]], which started in 2015. | | The conservative [[Fidesz]] party, led by [[Viktor Orbán]], made massive gains in the 2010 elections, gaining a supermajority in parliament. The Orbán government won two successive elections, both with supermajorities. His government changed Hungary's constitution for the first time since 1949. Orbán also took a tough stance in reaction to the [[European migrant crisis]], which started in 2015. |