How women in Poland fight for safe abortions | Focus on Europe

The new government in Poland recently failed to decriminalize people who provide abortions in the country.
Terminating pregnancies has remained one of the most controversial issues in Poland with battle lines drawn between conservatives and progressives.

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[VulgarTruth]

" she had to do it"
.. well she didnt have to have sex.. shes was an adult (28)..
Deliver the baby and give it to the orphanage take fcking responsibility. . If it was a rape she could do it legally but it was her and her partner fault

[JosephSmith-pdez]

No such thing as a mistake when having sex period, time you have the niche of accountability

[ShakeyJake]

Safe abortions? How about be responsible and don't get pregnant and drag eveyone else into your mistake.

[Attackx_]

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[mikel]

Unless it was done non consensually and or for medical reasons, abortion should be banned. Its your responsibility to control your own body.

[ModyPISowiec]

Why are you ashamed to show lemparcica?

[nighswimming]

Just imagine women had a say in what man can do with their body. Abortion is not great, but it should not be penalised.

[homelessjesse]

Russia needs to liberate Poland once again apparently. This is all so tiresome…

[ZoomZoomMX]

It's not murder it's making sure children have good lives not the worst possible outcomes.
There are many reasons for abortion even medical ones.
But honestly it's a woman's body so it's her choice.
Do you force men to pay child support? Canada says it does but never did he was ordered by the court to pay one penny per month per child and didn't even do that for over 20 years. So don't tell me it was devine as even our Catholic Church did nothing to help. We had to grow our own food thankfully my mother's family still owned a farm or we would of starved. And due to the poverty we had no college or university opportunities for my sister and I.
I had an affair and the woman and I choice an abortion as we wanted to stay with our spouses and thankfully we did that as I have been happily married for over 15 years since.
Sometimes some sexual partners are not who you should raise children with.

[zeuel]

You got this! Keep fighting my Polish friends! From the USA.

[itagaandrew]

Yeah, the lack of reason and logic is scary.

[cactustree]

Women should have the right to choose. Period.

[electrolytics]

Safe abortions? Tell that to the little baby inside their mother. It's not too safe for them is it?

[bleachdiet]

Why aren't there any female activists fighting for equality in Ukraine?

[tommygunn]

Had no idea just a few years ago, how popular abortions were

[EarthCreature.]

I didn't realize Poland was so barbaric

[juliocesarpereira]

I praise these brave activists. I hope they continue helping and assisting other women to overcome such difficult moment.

[ehhjbxO]

You go Natalia! Women should have the right to choose.

Sounds like that lawmaker needs to talk to actual women of all backgrounds.

[Julian-eziq]

of course, theres no such thing as contraception!

[syedgilani]

I just think this is hate for women for who have an active sexual life style.

Its just a way trying to limit there sexual activity