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Poland to make abortion ban binding
Opposition groups are calling for protests in response
Poland’s top constitutional court on Wednesday published its reasoning for a verdict that tightens the country’s already tough abortion laws.
- William Adkins
- Politico
The government said that step opens the way for the verdict to be officially published.
That means abortions will only be permitted in cases of rape, incest and when a mother’s life is endangered.
The Constitutional Tribunal ruled on October 22 that abortions for reasons of fetal abnormality violate the Polish constitution.
That decision sparked weeks of mass demonstrations — prompting the…