Agenda Profile: Martin Helme
Interpellation concerning the need for prenatal protection of the right to life of children (No. 554)
2024-05-27
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
Political Position
The political position is strongly value-based and oppositional, centered on defending the right to life of unborn children. The speaker characterizes the government as the most anti-family and anti-child in Estonia’s history, thereby casting doubt on their stated concern. The overall stance is intensely confrontational and rooted in a value-based framework.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates familiarity with legal terminology—such as legal capacity, capacity to act, and guardian—applying these concepts when analyzing the status of unborn children. He/She draws comparisons with the legal status of born infants to illustrate the argument regarding the necessity of guardianship for the unborn.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is highly combative and accusatory, employing strong emotional labeling (e.g., "the most family-hostile government"). The speaker uses hyperbole to discredit the opponents' position, claiming that the government is promoting the cessation of human reproduction to save the planet. Finally, a sharp slippery slope argument is presented in the form of a rhetorical question.
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Activity Patterns
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Opposition Stance
The main opponent is the government, which is intensely criticized on a values basis, labeling them anti-family and anti-child. The criticism extends beyond politics, suggesting that the government promotes radical, anti-humanist ideas about ending human reproduction. The possibility of compromise is not mentioned; instead, there is sharp opposition to "liberal logic."
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Collaboration Style
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Regional Focus
The focus is strictly at the national level, addressing Estonian laws and government policy concerning the rights of unborn children.
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Economic Views
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Social Issues
The speaker focuses strongly on social values, defending the right to life of unborn children and criticizing the liberal approach. He uses a moral framework to warn that the current legal logic could also lead to the justification of killing children who have already been born.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus centers on altering the legal status of unborn children to guarantee the recognition of their legal subjectivity and capacity to exercise rights. The speaker is opposed to the current legal framework, which fails to recognize unborn children as human beings, stressing the necessity of establishing an official guardian.
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