Parliament vote to proceed with law on full abortion ban
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With 267 votes against rejecting a draft bill on a full abortion ban, the lower chamber of Parliament decided that the project will proceed further in parliament. MPs also voted against continuing works on counter-proposal that would liberate the so-called "abortion compromise."
At present, Poland's abortion law permits the procedure only if the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest, if the mother’s life is endangered, or if the fetus is severely malformed.
The draft bill of the citizens' initiative "Stop Abortion," which will proceed to the Commission of Justice and Human Rights, envisions a total ban on abortion.
