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Poland abortion: Top court bans almost all terminations
Poland's top court has ruled that abortions in cases of foetal defects are unconstitutional.
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Once the decision comes into effect, terminations will only be allowed in cases of rape or incest, or if the mother's health is at risk.
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A legal challenge against the 1993 law permitting abortion in cases of severe foetal disabilities - which accounts for 98% of terminations carried out in Poland - was launched by MPs from the ruling nationalist Law and Justice party last year.
A majority of the court's judges were nominated by the same party.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54642108
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Once the decision comes into effect, terminations will only be allowed in cases of rape or incest, or if the mother's health is at risk.
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A legal challenge against the 1993 law permitting abortion in cases of severe foetal disabilities - which accounts for 98% of terminations carried out in Poland - was launched by MPs from the ruling nationalist Law and Justice party last year.
A majority of the court's judges were nominated by the same party.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54642108
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whose leaders express their love and support for Trump. They are outliers in the EU and obviously just fine with authoritarians.
Depressing.
PS: You would think Poland of all countries would know better (after WW2).
