“I apologise that it is all I can do at the moment,” he added.
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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.
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Prosecutors exhume foetuses after death of woman blamed by family on Poland’s abortion law
Agnieszka had to carry a dead foetus for over a week while doctors waited to see what happened to its twin, which then also died.
Driver of anti-abortion van attacked in Warsaw
The assault is the latest in a series of attacks on such vehicles, which are driven around Polish cities by a pro-life NGO.
Woman dies in Poland after having to carry dead foetus for seven days
Activists blame the death on Poland’s near-total abortion ban introduced last year.
Trial begins for abortion protesters accused of “interfering with religious act” in church
If found guilty, the protesters could face up to two years in prison.
Polish hospital refused abortion against psychiatrists’ advice for fear of prosecution
A woman was left suicidal after her foetus was diagnosed with a fatal defect, but her hospital refused an abortion, citing the new law.
Death of pregnant woman in Polish hospital due to “wrong decisions” by doctors, finds inspection
Protesters have blamed her death on the abortion law, but conservatives point to doctor error.
Netherlands to finance abortions for women from Poland
The decision was prompted by the recent death of a pregnant woman in a Polish hospital, which many have blamed on the near-total abortion ban.
Polish president regrets that focus is on death of pregnant mother and not foetus she was carrying
Many blamed the death on Poland’s new near-total ban on abortion.
“The mother’s life is most important”: Polish government issues abortion guidance to doctors
After protests followed news of the death of Izabela in Pszczyna, other similar cases have come to light.
Three quarters of Poles want abortion law softened amid protests over pregnant woman’s death
Only 10% support the current law, while 5% would like it to be restricted even further.
Tusk blames pregnant woman’s death on “government selling itself to religious sect”
The near-total ban on abortion means it is now “prosecutors, not doctors, that guide pregnancies”, says the opposition leader.
“Thanks to the abortion law, there’s nothing they can do,” wrote woman before death in Polish hospital
She died after doctors reportedly first waited for her foetus, which had birth defects, to die.
