News: Poland's parliament rejects near-total abortion ban

AlexisNeiers

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Polish lawmakers on Thursday rejected plans for a near-total ban on abortion, in a hastily arranged vote that marks the first major domestic setback for the ruling conservatives and follows street protests by tens of thousands of women.

The ruling Law and Justice party (PIS) unexpectedly withdrew its support for draft proposals drawn up by an independent anti-abortion campaign group, in an unscheduled parliamentary committee meeting late on Wednesday.

“PiS continues to back the protection of life,” party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski told parliament. “And it will continue to take action in this respect but it will be considered action.”

Up to 100,000 women dressed in black joined protest rallies across Poland on Monday against the plans to tighten the country’s already restrictive abortion rules.

Worryingly for PiS, a socially conservative, eurosceptic party which swept to power last October with pledges to help poorer Poles and to boost the state’s role in the economy, some of the women protesters had previously voted for the party.

Under the rejected plans, abortion would have been allowed only in the event of a direct danger to the mother’s life, but no longer - as at present - in cases of rape, incest or serious health issues for the mother or when the baby is likely to be permanently disabled.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b05f39c51e4cba

Paul McCutie

aaron511

We won

Euan

Pappi

I don't think they would be that stupid to make that law :v

LuLuDrops

MonsterPaw

I don't support abortion but it should be allowed in cases of rape and

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Under the rejected plans, abortion would have been allowed only in the event of a direct danger to the mother’s life, but no longer - as at present - in cases of rape, incest or serious health issues for the mother or when the baby is likely to be permanently disabled.

AvrilLaQueen

the fact a woman would have no choice of getting an abortion if she was raped, had an incest or deformed fetus is sickening!

It's so beautiful to see Poland united together at such large number against this creepy christian right-wing injustice

AlexisNeiers

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Originally posted by Pappi

I don't think they would be that stupid to make that law :v

I'm pretty sure they would have passed it if it wasn't for the protest

NumbFentyStan

Yas, so happy about that

KareBear

Good. But even their abortion laws now are shameful. Time to join the 21st century Poland. Women aren't f*cking brood mares, they deserve rights to their body.

TasteOfYourLips

I'm glad we did it... It was so tiring. The amount of hate against women in the media was unbearable. We have been treated like breed cows and sperma bags with no rights to speak out, we have been ****-shamed and treated like murderers and we are worth less to some than a few cells that aren't even human with no brain and no feelings. It really broke my heart. I am sick of living in this country, we have like no choice. I voted for this party (PIS) so my dad wouldn't lose his job and here you have them so strongly supporting bill that would make me worth less than a cell tissue

Gui Blackout

Yay

The pictures i've seen from the protests were beautiful and very inspiring. Go ladies.

Dekkan

We won

Achilles.

I saw images of the protests on tumblr the other day. Glad they won!

Icarus

MadelineXPepito

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Originally posted by TasteOfYourLips

I'm glad we did it... It was so tiring. The amount of hate against women in the media was unbearable. We have been treated like breed cows and sperma bags with no rights to speak out, we have been ****-shamed and treated like murderers and we are worth less to some than a few cells that aren't even human with no brain and no feelings. It really broke my heart. I am sick of living in this country, we have like no choice. I voted for this party (PIS) so my dad wouldn't lose his job and here you have them so strongly supporting bill that would make me worth less than a cell tissue

Yas, we did it!
But gurl, I'm side-eyeing you, for voting for these backwards scumbags. They were soooo transparent before the elections, it was obvious they would try to pull **** like this.

Reinvention

Abortions are cute - keep them.

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Originally posted by MonsterPaw

I don't support abortion but it should be allowed in cases of rape and

A disgusting point of view - don't EVER tell anyone what they can or can't do with their own body. Do you know what people have to go through to confirm "rape"? Basically once they've been violated, they then have to re-live all of it over and over while lawyers try to tell them it's their fault and medical examiners have to get right on up there with swabs and cameras. You're really gonna put women through that because of your "beliefs"? Despicable.

LuLuDrops

The final vote to reject the ban was 352-58

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