Polish state has 'blood on its hands' after death of woman refused an abortion
Source: The Guardian
Polish state has ‘blood on its hands’ after death of woman refused an abortion
Family says young mother’s health deteriorated rapidly after the twins she was carrying died a week apart in the womb
Weronika Strzyżyńska
Wed 26 Jan 2022 18.20 GMT
The family of a Polish woman who died on Tuesday after doctors refused to perform an abortion when the foetus’s heart stopped beating have accused the government of having “blood on their hands”.
The woman, identified only as Agnieszka T, was said to have been in the first trimester of a twin pregnancy when she was admitted to the Blessed Virgin Mary hospital in Częstochowa on 21 December. Her death comes a year after Poland introduced one of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe.
According to a statement released by relatives, the 37-year-old was experiencing pain when she arrived at the hospital but was “fully conscious and in good physical shape”.
The first foetus died in the womb on 23 December, but doctors refused to remove it, quoting the current abortion legislation, and Agnieszka’s family claim “her state quickly deteriorated”. The hospital waited until the heartbeat of the second twin also stopped a week later, and then waited a further two days before terminating the pregnancy on 31 December.
Agnieszka died on 25 January after weeks of deteriorating health. ...
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/26/poland-death-of-woman-refused-abortion
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