UN Criticizes Polish Abortion Laws, Reopens Debate

WARSAW -- Poland's strict anti-abortion laws may lead women from the predominantly Roman Catholic country to risk their lives as some are forced to seek illegal and unsafe abortions, a United Nations report says. Poland's leftist government, a proponent of easier access to abortion, said the U.N. criticism should reopen a debate on the issue. Poland and Ireland have the strictest anti-abortion rules in Europe. Under Polish legislation adopted in 1993, abortion is only allowed if a woman was raped, the pregnancy threatens her life or if the fetus is damaged. It replaced decades of virtually free access to abortion under communism.

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Posted by Editor at November 10, 2004 12:58 PM