Poland looks set to commit a near total ban on abortion to law, after its Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of tougher legislation which has been supported by the Catholic Church, the Catholic News website reports today (September 27, 2016).
On September 23, 267 members of the Polish Parliament's lower house voted in favor of a bill that would allow terminations only if the mother's life was at risk.
The anti-abortion bill -- drawn up by pro-life citizen groups and brought before Parliament by the governing Law and Justice Party -- would also make women who had an abortion liable to prison terms.
The bill will now be sent to a committee phase for a further hearing.
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