Poland has been at the bottom of the ranking since 2019.
abortion
Polish activist’s conviction for sending woman abortion pills overturned
Justyna Wydrzyńska will now face trial again.
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NfP podcast: Trouble for Tusk
Stanley Bill talks to Daniel Tilles about the performance of the current Polish government.
Polish opposition presidential candidate “can’t currently see Ukraine in NATO” and opposes ending abortion ban
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the opposition should be “ashamed” of Karol Nawrocki’s views.
After one year of new government, anger in Poland over broken abortion promises
Alicja Ptak and Christiaan Paauwe
Donald Tusk’s government has failed to fulfil its pledge to end the near-total abortion ban.
Leaders of Polish abortion protests acquitted of causing “epidemiological threat” during pandemic
One of the leaders was also acquitted of insulting a police officer and of publicly praising the crime of vandalising churches.
Polish court rejects claim against police who made woman strip after taking abortion pills
The judge argued that the woman had “an interest in portraying herself as a victim” to gain compensation and media attention.
Polish government publishes guidelines to help women obtain legal abortions
“If we won’t change the law, we will change the reality,” says Donald Tusk.
Poland’s restrictive abortion law violates women’s rights, UN committee finds
“The situation in Poland constitutes gender-based violence against women and may rise to the level of torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,” said CEDAW.
Tusk admits Polish abortion law liberalisation unlikely this parliamentary term
“I apologise that it is all I can do at the moment,” he added.
How much will the abortion issue damage the Tusk government?
Aleks Szczerbiak
It contributed to a growing sense that the coalition came together solely to defeat its right-wing predecessor.
Polish Supreme Court acquits politician of offending religious feelings in church abortion protest
She was accused of offending religious feelings and maliciously interfering with the public performance of a religious act.
Number of legal abortions in Poland more than doubled in 2023
Only 425 legal abortions were carried out in Poland in 2023, the second full year in which a near-total abortion ban was in force.
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Tusk government faces first crisis after abortion and court setbacks [Opinion]
Daniel Tilles
Two embarrassing blows have raised questions over the unity and competence of the ruling coalition.
