Until 1932, abortion was banned in Poland without any exceptions (although an abortion performed in order to save the pregnant woman's life in the absence of any other means to do so, might have been unenforced, as an act of necessity).

18 hours ago · WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An appeals court in Poland said Thursday that it would rule next month in the case of a women’s rights activist convicted in 2023 of providing another woman with abortion pills. The three-judge panel concluded that the case was complicated and adjourned the verdict until Feb. 13.

Jan 28, 2021 · A controversial near-total ban on abortion in Poland has taken effect, the government announced, with enforcement from midnight on Wednesday. A court ruling allowing the prohibition prompted...

Aug 26, 2024 · The rights of women in Poland are currently being violated due to restrictive abortion laws that have contributed to “several preventable deaths,” according to independent rights experts on...

16 hours ago · Poland is known for having the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. ... At the same time, self-abortion or possession of medication for that purpose is not a criminal offense, however, any individual or health worker, who helps a pregnant woman obtain an abortion outside the two legally sanctioned circumstances, risks facing imprisonment ...

Oct 22, 2022 · It’s been two years since hundreds of thousands of people – mostly women – joined protests in Poland against a near-total ban on legal abortion. Police used violence to disperse rallies and...

1 day ago · In March 2023, she was convicted of abetting an abortion and was sentenced to eight months of community service. Poland has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. Abortion is only legal when the health or the life of the pregnant person is at risk or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.

Sep 16, 2024 · In a groundbreaking report, the United Nations (UN) has denounced Poland’s restrictive abortion law for causing severe human rights violations. The three-year investigation, conducted by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), reveals the devastating toll the law is taking on women’s health and rights in ...

Oct 13, 2023 · Abortion has been illegal in the country since 1993, but a 2020 ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, which went into effect the next year, removed one of the exceptions to the...

Oct 11, 2024 · The fact sheet also summarises the report’s recommendations, which include a call for Poland to legalise and fully decriminalise abortion, recognizing it as a fundamental right and placing women’s autonomy at the centre of its policy, and the enactment of an immediate moratorium on criminal investigations and prosecutions related to abortion.