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CommentsCitizen-led Campaign Advances No Exceptions Abortion Ban in PolandPosted by Christian Newswire on Jun 30, 2011 at 01:23 AM
Under Soviet rule, Communism accounted for a continuation of the anti-life policies 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. More...Post a Comment on: Citizen-led Campaign Advances No Exceptions Abortion Ban in PolandCommenting is not available in this channel entry. Next entries comments: North Korea to Head U.N. Conference on Disarmament Previous entries comments: Part time profs now want in on unionization Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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