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Marriage and Family Life
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3. Public authorities shall ensure special health care to children, pregnant women, handicapped people and persons of advanced age.
... (Art. 68) - Polish…
3. Władze publiczne są obowiązane do zapewnienia szczególnej opieki zdrowotnej dzieciom, kobietom ciężarnym, osobom niepełnosprawnym i osobom w podeszłym wieku.
... (Art. 68)
Marriage and Family Life
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Social assistance shall be rendered to whomever may need it, regardless of contribution to social welfare and shall have as objectives:
I – the protection of the family, maternity, childhood, adolescence and old age;
… (Art. 203) - Portuguese
A assistência social será prestada a quem dela necessitar, independentemente de contribuição à seguridade social, e tem por objetivos:
I - a proteção à família, à maternidade, à infância, à adolescência e à velhice;
… (Art. 203)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe law ensures protection for all children. Any child is entitled to love, affection, understanding and moral and physical care grow its father and mother. (Art. 261)
- FrenchLa Loi assure la protection à tous les Enfants. Tout enfant a droit à l'amour, à l'affection, à la compréhension et aux soins moraux et matériels de son père et de sa mère. (Art. 261)
Marriage and Family Life
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– Family is the cornerstone of society, and its pillars are religion, morals, and patriotism. The state shall endeavour to maintain its cohesion, stability, and the consolidation of its values. The state shall guarantee equality between women and men, and shall be committed to providing care for children,
... (Art. 15) - Arabic
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– الأسرة أساس المجتمع، قوامها الدين والأخلاق والوطنية، وتعمل الدولة على تماسكها واستقرارها وترسيخ قيمها، وتكفل الدولة تحقيق المساواة بين المرأة والرجل، وتلتزم برعاية الطفل،
... (المادّة ١٥)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishLesotho shall adopt policies designed to provide that—
a. protection and assistance is given to all children and young persons without any discrimination for reasons of parentage or other conditions;
… (Sec. 32)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The following shall be within the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the Russian Federation:
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g) coordination of healthcare issues, ... social protection, including social security;
g1) protection of the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood; protection of marriage as a union of a male and a female; creation of conditions for decent upbringing of children in a family, and for fulfilling by children of legal age of their obligation to take care of parents;
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j. … family,
… (Art. 72) - Russian1. В совместном ведении Российской Федерации и субъектов Российской Федерации находятся:
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ж) координация вопросов здравоохранения, … социальная защита, включая социальное обеспечение;
ж1) защита семьи, материнства, отцовства и детства; защита института брака как союза мужчины и женщины; создание условий для достойного воспитания детей в семье, а также для осуществления совершеннолетними детьми обязанности заботиться о родителях;
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к) … семейное,
... (Статья 72)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishMarriage is the essential basis of the family and rests on the equality of rights of the spouses. (Art. 52)
- SpanishEl matrimonio es la base esencial de la familia y descansa en la igualdad de derechos de los cónyuges. (Art. 52)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. An appeal shall lie from decisions of the Court of Appeal to Her Majesty in Council as of right in the following cases-
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b. final decisions in proceedings for dissolution or nullity of marriage;
… (Sec. 110)
Marriage and Family Life
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11. Health –
11:1 The establishment and maintenance of public hospitals, rural hospitals, maternity homes, dispensaries (other than teaching hospitals and hospitals established for special purposes);
11:2 Public health services, health education, nutrition, family health maternity and child care, food and food sanitation, environmental health;
… (Ninth Schedule, List I, Provincial Council List) - Sinhala...
11. සෞඛ්යය -
11:1 (ශික්ෂණ රෝහල් සහ විශේෂ කාර්යය සඳහා පිහිටුවනු ලබන රෝහල් හැර) මහජන රෝහල්, ග්රාමීය රෝහල්, මාතෘ නිවාස සහ ඛෙහෙත් ශාලා පිහිටුවා පවත්වාගෙන යාම;
11:2 මහජන සෞඛ්ය සේවා, සෞඛ්ය අධ්යාපනය, පෝෂණය, පවුල් සෞඛ්ය ය, මාතෘ දාරක රක්ෂණය, ආහාර සහ ආහාර සෞඛ්යාහරක්ෂණය, පාරිසරික සෞඛ්යය;
… (නව වැනි උපලේඛනය, I වැනි ලැයිස්තුව, පළාත් සභා ලැයිස්තුව)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State and the society protect the family. (Art. 16)
- Arabicالدّولة والمجتمع يحميان الأسرة. (المادّة 16)
- FrenchL’État et la société protègent la famille. (Art. 16)