Poland’s Supreme Court on Wednesday (Jan. 27) announced the basis for its decision to end the law on abortion last October, framing the ruling as protecting the Life of the unborn child. The ruling officially became Poland’s abortion ban law. The Polish government said it published the ruling in the official legal gazette on the same day, thus making it effective on the same day.
Under the ruling, Poland bans abortion altogether, except in cases where a woman is conceived by rape, incest or where the mother’s life is in danger. The Supreme Court also told lawmakers that the terms “child” and “mother” should be used in topics related to abortion, rather than “fetus” and “pregnant woman. pregnant women.
Last October, Poland’s Supreme Court ruled that termination of pregnancy for severe fetal abnormalities was unconstitutional. Poland already had the strictest abortion laws in Europe, and the few legal abortions that have taken place in the country were mostly due to fetal defects. The ruling sparked protests from some opponents after it was published and therefore failed to take effect at the Time.
Michał Dworczyk, head of the prime minister’s office, told Polish media early last November that it would take some time for dialogue to find the best new solution in this situation.
While there are those who support Poland’s tough anti-abortion laws because of their introduction, most Poles support them, and a nationwide survey conducted in 2014 showed that 65 percent of Poles opposed abortion, while only 27 percent said it was acceptable.
Poland’s current ruling party is the Law and Justice Party, which believes in free market economics, does not rule out government intervention in certain circumstances, favors and embraces the socially conservative stance of the Catholic Church, and opposes the legalization of abortion and gay (LGBT) rights.
The incumbent Duda won the 2015 election to become president of Poland and was re-elected in the July 2020 election, defeating liberal candidate and Warsaw Mayor Jaskowski. Upon winning last year’s election Duda said, “Long live Poland! Winning the presidential election with a whopping 70 percent turnout is an incredible thing.”
Some media reports said at the time that Duda’s successful re-election showed that he and his views had a deep popular base in Poland.
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