Poland has a near-total abortion ban. Lawmakers have taken 1st steps to possibly lifting it
Polish lawmakers voted Friday to move forward with several bills aimed at reforming the Catholic country's abortion laws, including two that would lift the near-total ban on abortion that currently exists in the EU country.
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Polish lawmakers voted Friday to move forward with several bills aimed at reforming the Catholic country's abortion laws, including two that would lift the near-total ban on abortion that currently exists in the EU country.