Polish MPs have voted to move new laws liberalising abortion through parliament, testing the unity of Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s coalition, with women impatient for long-awaited reforms.
As Polish MPs finally discuss relaxing abortion laws, women are going to extraordinary lengths to seek one - including heading abroad for secretive procedures
Mr Tusk won the general election on a broad platform, encompassing his political partners’ views ranging from Catholic right to liberal left. Though a natural alliance in their opposition to the Law and Justice party’s brand of right-wing populism, the debate aroundAbortions were banned even where there exists a “severe and irreversible fetal defect or incurable illness that threatens the fetus’ life”, a provision under which 90 per cent of all the country’s procedures were performed.
“This situation isn’t going to improve any time soon because the President isn’t going to sign new abortion laws,” says Dr Jagielska. However, Polish women are finding legal avenues. Away from domestic, “back-alley” abortions, most order medication online from international suppliers or seek help at foreign clinics, with around 70,000 to 150,000 abortions thought to be performed annually.
“We were rushed through the back door, and asked to change into gowns,” she says. “We’ve had anaesthesia and were done within two or three hours. The cost of travel and surgical procedures abroad can be prohibitively expensive for Polish women, but for Julia, the biggest consideration was keeping the procedure secret.
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