December, 2024 | SLEEPING WITH PENGOVSKY

Vladimir Prebilič, Talk Dirty To Me

Vladimir Prebilič made a bit of a poo-poo yesterday in the European parliament. Addressing the recent tragedy in Novi Sad, where a collapsed canopy killed fifteen people and the role that Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić and his cronies played in this, he began his speech in Serbian.

Vladimir Prebilič during his ill-fated address. — *Vladimir Prebilič speaking in the European Parliament (source)*

This sent the more nationalistic elements in Slovenia, Croatia and even Serbia flying off the hook. It also showed Prebilič to be a political nincompoop, whose grandstanding came to a screeching halt on a point of order.

After 25 Years, Constitutional Court OKs IVF For Single Women

Early last week, the constitutional court ruled that a ban on IVF treatment for single women and women in same-sex marriages is unconstitutional. With this, the top court resolved the ur-cause of the gender and family inequality that has plagued Muddy Hollows since 2001.

An IVF -adjusted plaque of the Constitutional Court — *Constitutional court meets IVF*

Back then, the last Drnovšek government tried to enact equal access to IVF for women regardless of their marital status. The move was thought of as a simple and logical expansion of a well-established right. But it turned out to be the spark that lit the fire of a misogynist and (soon thereafter) homophobic culture war that lasted for the next quarter of a century.