While the Pope was on his Hungary visit. Hardly gets mentioned in the press of course - including some of the Catholic press.
According to a report from the Catholic News Agency, abortion is currently legal in Hungary for up to 12 weeks and up to 24 weeks under certain conditions. It is also required for a woman to first hear the fetal heartbeat within that window.
Leaders in Hungary have been creating incentives to help boost the country's birth rates with family-centered initiatives which give bonuses up to $33,000 for married couples who have three children.
During his remarks, Pope Frances spoke of the idea of Hungary acting as "a bridge builder" while discussing a new family centric vision for Europe.
Pope Frances said, "How much better it would be to build a Europe centered on the human person and on its peoples, with effective policies for natality and the family, policies that are pursued attentively in this country, a Europe whose different nations would form a single family that protects the growth and uniqueness of each of its members."
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