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A participant displaying a flag with the image of a fetus and with the lettering ‘Save me’ takes part with other anti-abortionists in the March for Children in Warsaw, Poland on April 11, 2024. Poland’s parliament on April 11 opened a debate on liberalising abortion laws in the majority Catholic country, with splits in the ruling coalition suggesting an uncertain outcome.
But a moderate coalition came to power in October on a pledge to legalise abortion, with all three groups in the alliance submitting bills to grant more reproductive rights.“The state can’t pretend that abortion doesn’t exist — they’re being done, always have and always will,” Equality Minister Katarzyna Kotula told parliament.
Debate started with a bill to legalise abortion until the 12th week of pregnancy, submitted by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition, and three other proposals by its partners.But some coalition lawmakers are reluctant to back the legislation in a vote scheduled for Friday. “I will vote against,” the PSL’s Marek Sawicki told TOK FM radio. He did not say how many others would follow suit.
Ahead of the debate, Wydrzynska joined other activists in calling for “accessible and legal abortion”.Polish anti-abortion groups have also closed ranks against the reforms, organising a Catholic mass and a rally “to defend life” outside parliament Thursday.
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