Poland has ruled that the only permissible abortions are I cases of rape, incest, or when the mother's health is at risk. This now excludes fetal defects as acceptable premises for abortions, which accounts for 98% of abortions in Poland yearly. The top court decided that these types of abortions are unconstitutional. Of the judges serving on the court currently, a majority was nominated by the same party. This new ban will almost effectively ban all terminations because only 2% of terminations were not due to fetal defects. Although Poland is strongly Catholic, the opinion polls showed that a majority of citizens did not agree with more restrictive laws. Last year there were only about 1,000 legal termination performed last year but 80,000 and 120,000 Polish women travel to seek termination.
Caitlin Hamilton
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54642108
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