Internal criticism of Björn Söder’s work on abortion: now backs down

Of: Olof Svensson

Published: January 21, 2021 at 5:23 p.m.

Björn Söder has received harsh criticism for the abortion plot and the phrase “the unborn are killed.”

Now the top of the SD is also criticized internally, prompting him to back down and recall a parliamentary question.

– There is no reason to express yourself that way, says Henrik Vinge, leader of the party group in the Riksdag.

Swedish Democratic Member of Parliament Björn Söder has put a written question on abortions to Development Aid Minister Isabella Lövin (MP). Söder writes that abortions were the most common cause of death in the world in 2020 and wonders if Lövin, as Minister for Development Aid, intends to work to reduce the number.

“A total of 42 million unborn children died in abortions,” Söder writes.

The phrase “who was not born is murdered” has drawn harsh criticism. Isabella Lövin believes that the issue has a clear anti-abortion agenda.

– How should I stop abortions? He wonders. So not how should I empower girls and women not to be forced into forced marriage, not taken out of school as babysitters, not prevented from using contraception or finishing school, but how I protect all lives unborn children created as a result of unwanted pregnancies? ? he says in a comment written to Aftonbladet.

Photo: CHRISTINE OLSSON / TT

Björn Söder, Democrats of Sweden.

Woman killing her son

The Center Party has also reacted to the wording.

“When Björn Söder uses words like ‘kill’, she implicitly means that a woman who ends her pregnancy is in fact a woman who kills her child.” writes Sofia Jarl, President of the Centerkvinnorna union in a debate article on Aftonbladet.

Now, the Swedish Democrats also criticize Söder.

“There are certain formulations in Björn’s question that I react to. There is no reason to express yourself that way. Swedish Democrats are in favor of free abortion, ”writes Henrik Vinge, leader of the SD group in the Riksdag in a text message.

Withdraw the parliamentary question

After the pressure of the match, Björn Söder backs down.

“I have spoken with Björn and we have agreed that she will withdraw the question,” Vinge writes.

Aftonbladet has unsuccessfully sought out Björn Söder for comment. But he responds to the criticism in a reply to the Aftonbladet debate. Söder writes that he is not opposed to abortion, but that the possibility of abortion should exist as a last resort.

The purpose of the parliamentary question was to obtain an answer on how the government intends to “reduce a medically stressful procedure that is performed daily on women around the world. Not infrequently in unsanitary environments or with methods taken directly from the Middle Ages ”. Söder writes in reply.

Published: January 21, 2021 at 5:23 p.m.