<p>Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaigners</p><p>Poland’s lower house of parliament has approved two bills aimed at loosening a near-total ban on abortions, in what campaigners have described as a “small-scale step” ahead of protests calling on the government to fulfil its promises to overhaul the country’s laws.</p><p>The new measures, which are <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/06/poland-women-donald-tusk-abortion-promises">likely to be vetoed</a> by Poland’s nationalist president, would remove some of the criminal penalties for those who help women to access abortion care and allow terminations in cases of foetal abnormalities.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/poland-parliament-votes-ease-abortion-ban-likely-veto-president">Continue reading...</a>
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Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president
<p>Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaigners</p><p>Poland’s lower house of parliament has approved two bills aimed at loosening a near-total ban on abortions, in what campaigners have described as a “small-scale step” ahead of protests calling on the government to fulfil its promises to overhaul the country’s laws.</p><p>The new measures, which are <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/06/poland-women-donald-tusk-abortion-promises">likely to be vetoed</a> by Poland’s nationalist president, would remove some of the criminal penalties for those who help women to access abortion care and allow terminations in cases of foetal abnormalities.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/poland-parliament-votes-ease-abortion-ban-likely-veto-president">Continue reading...</a>