Current Events > Poland effectively bans abortions except in cases of rape or risk to the mother.

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https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/polish-ombudsman-abortion-ruling-condemns-women-torture-75533834?__twitter_impression=true

WARSAW, Poland -- A near-total ban on abortion has taken effect in Poland and triggered a new round of nationwide protests three months after a top court ruled that the abortion of congenitally damaged fetuses is unconstitutional.

Led by a women's rights group, Women's Strike, people poured onto the streets of Warsaw and other cities late Wednesday. More anti-government demonstrations are planned for Thursday evening.

Poland's top human rights official denounced the further restriction of what was already one of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe, calling it a tragedy for women.

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The only remaining legal justifications for abortion under Polish law are if the womans life or health is at risk or if a pregnancy results from a crime like rape or incest.

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Poland's constitutional court on Wednesday issued a justification of a controversial October ruling that bans abortions in cases of fetuses with congenital defects, even ones so severe that there is no chance of survival upon birth. The government then published the court's ruling in a government journal. Those steps were the formal prerequisites required for the new law to enter into force.

Reproductive rights activists say many hospitals had already started canceling procedures which until Wednesday were theoretically still legal, fearing possible repercussions.

Members of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, which is aligned with the Roman Catholic Church, had often sought the new restriction. They argued that it was a way to prevent the abortion of fetuses with Down syndrome, which have made up a significant share of the legal abortions in Poland.

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In a more than 200-page ruling, the constitutional court argued that allowing abortion when there are congenital defects is unconstitutional because the Polish Constitution protects human life.

The constitutional court is made up mostly of Law and Justice appointees who ruled on a motion brought by lawmakers from the party.

The government appears to have calculated that it could change the law with less of a backlash by getting a court under its political control to do the job during the pandemic. Instead massive numbers of people have in past months defined the pandemic restrictions to demonstrate.

welp, preventable injuries and deaths due to illegal backalley abortions are about to skyrocket in Poland

Poland going further into being the worst country in the EU

Oh no, people will have to face the consequences of their irresponsible actions.

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Theres no valid reason to get an abortion other than in case of rape or risk to the mother

CruelBuffalo posted...

Poland going further into being the worst country in the EU

competing with Hungary at least

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Whats with the recent turn to the alt right in Europe?

first turkey, then Hungary, now Poland.

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EmbraceOfDeath posted...

Oh no, people will have to face the consequences of their irresponsible actions.

This is a very weird take if you are pro life.

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EmbraceOfDeath posted...

Oh no, people will have to face the consequences of their irresponsible actions.

you know you can still get pregnant even if you use condoms and birth control right

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"Abortion is murder. Except in cases of rape, for some reason."

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Poland is very much a shithole.
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coh posted...

Theres no valid reason to get an abortion other than in case of rape or risk to the mother

If someone is pregnant and decides she doesn't want to have a child, that is a perfectly valid reason

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there you go republicans: move to poland

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Alteres posted...

This is a very weird take if you are pro life.

he's not pro-life he's just pro- punishing people for sex lol

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EmbraceOfDeath posted...

Oh no, people will have to face the consequences of their irresponsible actions.

marked

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I think more EU countries will consider laws like this because they're afraid of their birth rate decline

Imagine living in a world in the age of information and somewhat enlightenment yet still decide to pass such assbackwards laws.

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2Pacavelli posted...

I think more EU countries will consider laws like this because they're afraid of their birth rate decline

Why are you wearing a tinfoil penis on your head?
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