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Poland to implement near-total ban on abortion
The ruling will be published today
27 January, 19:03
(ANSA-AFP) - WARSAW, JAN 27 - A controversial Polish court
ruling that imposes a near-total ban on abortion will come into
force on Wednesday, the government said, in an announcement
expected to spark major protests. "The ruling will be published
today in the Journal of Laws," the government information centre
said on Twitter. Poland was rocked by massive demonstrations
when the Constitutional Court ruling was first issued in
October. The ruling said that abortions in cases of foetal
abnormalities were "incompatible" with the constitution. It
means that all abortions in Poland will now be banned except in
cases of rape and incest and when the mother's life or health
are considered to be at risk. The ruling is in line with the
policies of the governing right-wing Law and Justice party
(PiS). (ANSA-AFP).
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