Poland’s centrist government suffers defeat in vote on liberalizing abortion law
13/7/2024 7:31
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his centrist coalition government suffered a bitter defeat Friday in parliament, where a slim majority rejected legislation that would have eased the strict anti-abortion law.
The vote was 218-215 with two abstentions to reject the liberalization draft.
Tusk and his liberal Civic Coalition parliamentary caucus supported the draft that would have lifted the current punishment for persons aiding women in abortion. They face up to three years in prison.
The liberalization was a key element in Tusk’s program of reversing various policies of the previous right-wing government that have drawn massive protests.
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