WARSAW, Poland, -- A bill removing exceptions from the nation's abortion laws and providing total protection for preborn children from the moment of conception is set for a parliamentary vote this week in Poland. The legislation is the result of a citizen-led initiative drive in which sponsors were required to collect 100,000 signatures over the course of three months. The grassroots effort reportedly collected 600,000 signatures in just two weeks.
Currently, the Polish law allows for abortion in cases related to maternal health, if the pregnancy is the result of "illegal activity," or if the preborn child is disabled. Polish abortionists have manipulated the exceptions to kill children with minor defects including cleft palates. Reports of fraud concerning fetal age are prevalent, and "illegal activity" is often misrepresented to include a wider range of criminal activity.
