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LINK Despite Massive Protests, Poland’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Goes Into Effect | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

After a months-long delay, Poland’s right-wing government announced that new rules restricting abortion rights would go into effect.

It led to more protests in the streets, similar to when a high court first announced the move back in October.

Some background: Abortion was already illegal in the nation, with exceptions for cases of rape or if the woman’s life was in danger. Last year, however, the nation’s constitutional tribunal ruled that the procedure would also be illegal in the case of fetal abnormalities — those cases accounted for 1,074 out of 1,100 abortions last year. So the ruling effectively banned the procedure for everyone.

snytiger6 9 Jan 28
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The influence of the Catholic Church strikes again. Poland which was the model of democracy for Eastern Block countries has succumbed. Thank goodness America has taken a turn for the better.

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