A-Infos (en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL Novembre - Poland: Abortion a right to reclaim (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]

The women of Poland retained their right to abortion already reduced to almost nothing and 
almost impossible to practice despite an attempt by the Church to remove it entirely. This 
is not really a victory. ---- Polish women took to the streets in October to protect their 
already very thin right to abortion against an attempt to ban it completely. Yet this 
fundamental right of women has not always been absent from the country. Thus, from 1955 to 
1993, abortion was free and open. From 1989 to 1993, fundamentalists cathos parties and 
the Church attempted several times to ban do. And it almost succeeded. After blackmail the 
Church threatening not to support the ultra-liberal reforms, the parliament passed the ban 
in January 1993. After several attempts to overcome improvements right catho, women suffer 
permanently since 1996 one of the most restrictive laws in Europe. Abortion is only 
permitted in the case of malformation of the fetus of a threat to the life or health of 
the woman or rape, including rape by incest, is the origin of the pregnancy.

Between 100,000 and 150,000 clandestine abortions

There are hundreds of legal abortions each year, access remains difficult because of the 
Catholic lobbying. Feminist organizations encrypt the number of clandestine abortions 
between 100,000 and 150,000, mostly in neighboring countries with more favorable legislation.

In the spring of this year, some bishops took a stand for a total ban, followed by a 
movement of citizens and reactionary citizens who proposed a law prohibiting abortion 
except in cases of danger to the life of the mother. The project has collected enough 
signatures to be presented to Parliament which agreed to get him into the voting process.

The first manifestations of women had begun in May, a day of strikes and demonstrations 
was the highlight the "Black Monday" (because women have shown dressed in black) on 3 
October. Parliament rejected the bill on 6 and thus cut short the debate, once opened, 
will be closed with the liberalization of abortion rights. The most reactionary little 
lost, abortion remains inaccessible in Poland, and they are already preparing other 
projects such as the prohibition of medical termination of pregnancy in case of fetal 
malformation. The First Minister announced the increase of allocations for selecting 
families raising children with disabilities or women choosing to complete a dangerous 
pregnancy.

Women have gained nothing, the battle remains to be done in a Europe whose leaders have 
nothing but contempt for this right is not enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

Christine (AL Orne)

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Pologne-L-avortement-un-droit-a
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