Anna Elżbieta Sobecka (born 27 March 1951 in

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) is a Polish Member of Parliament. She was elected to the

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on 25 September 2005, getting 13,761 votes in 5

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district as a candidate on the

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list. Currently she is a

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party member. She regularly appears on

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and

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. She was also a member of The Polish Sejm from 1997 to 2019 when she failed to get re-elected. She gained some fame in Poland for her quote "Sex is bad as it doesn't develop the mankind". Sobacka is also a vigorous opponent of legalizing same-sex unions. She claims homosexuality is an illness and homosexuals are sick people, and that homosexual orientation is caused by "lack of love during childhood".

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Anna Sobecka - parliamentary page
- includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches. 1951 births Living people People from Radziejów County Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007 Members of the Polish Sejm 1997–2001 Members of the Polish Sejm 2001–2005 Women members of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland League of Polish Families politicians 20th-century Polish women politicians 21st-century Polish women politicians Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011 Members of the Polish Sejm 2011–2015 {{Poland-politician-stub

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