Poland creatively opposes abortion ban despite the lockdown

April 25th, 2020
Katarina Panić, Belgrad

Poland has been debating abortion in almost every election for decades. This time the ruling nationalist Law and Justice Party, PiS misuses the coronavirus crisis to tighten what is already one of the most restrictive laws in Europe, despite significant public opposition.

So far, abortion was only allowed in the case of foetal abnormalities, rape, incest or a risk to the mother's health. Last week Polish lawmakers tried to ban termination in the case of congenital foetal malformation, the cause of the vast majority of legal abortions in the majority Catholic country.

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