Campaigners celebrate first step to loosening some of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws as four bills are sent to committee stage
Pro-choice campaigners celebrate after the vote. Amnesty International described the vote as a “significant step towards ending Poland’s cruel and draconian restrictions” on abortion.Pro-choice campaigners celebrate after the vote. Amnesty International described the vote as a “significant step towards ending Poland’s cruel and draconian restrictions” on abortion.
Amnesty International described the vote as a “significant step towards ending Poland’s cruel and draconian restrictions” on abortion. Now, as the draft bills move forward, Miko Czerwiński of the organisation said in a statement that it wascrucial that politicians listen to the voices of civil society and those people directly affected by the near-total ban on abortion” in order to bring the country’s laws in line with international human rights standards.
But there was little consensus on how it should be done. The Left and Tusk’s party had backed the legalisation of abortion until the 12th week of pregnancy, with the Left heightening this call with another bill seeking to decriminalise abortion assistance. The Third Way, however, had pushed for a return to the strict 1993 laws, hammered out between political leaders and the Catholic church, while also expressing support for a referendum on the issue.
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