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Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president

Published October 21, 2026 11:01 am • Updated October 21, 2026 11:01 am •
Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president
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Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaignersPoland’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.The new measures, which are likely to be…

Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaignersPoland’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.The new measures, which are likely to be…

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