| Author (Corporate) | Deutsche Welle |
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| Series Title | Article |
| Series Details | 03.04.16 |
| Publication Date | 03/04/2016 |
| Content Type | News |
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Thousands of people marched on 3 April 2016 in Poland's capital Warsaw against proposals to tighten the country's already restrictive abortion laws. Poland's Bishops and Prime Minister Beata Szydło had lent their support to a petition for a referendum on a general ban on the termination of pregnancies. Pro-choice activists rallied outside the parliament to urge the conservative government to drop plans for a total ban on pregnancy terminations. Legislation in place, dating back to 1993, state that abortions are illegal except when pregnancy results from rape or incest, poses a health risk to the mother, or if the foetus is damaged. Following its election in October 2015, Poland's Law and Justice Party (PiS) decided to bring abortion regulations in line with the values of the influential Catholic Church. The new proposal would only allow abortion if the mother's life was in danger. It would also lift maximum jail terms for those carrying out illegal terminations from two to five years. |
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| Source Link | http://dw.com/p/1IOoR |
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| Countries / Regions | Poland |
