Original title: Thousands of people protested on the streets, and major political parties questioned!Poland proclaims the strictest abortion law arouses public outrage
[Global Times reporter Yu Yang Heshan]The Polish government announced on the 27th that the abortion law was officially implemented, which means that the most severe abortion law in Polish history has come into effect. The law almost completely prohibits abortion by women, except when the pregnancy seriously threatens the life and health of the woman or the woman becomes pregnant after being raped or incest. The implementation of this decree angered the Polish people and triggered another large-scale protest.
According to the British “Guardian” report on the 28th, on the evening the Polish government announced the passage of the abortion decree, thousands of people ignored the epidemic prevention regulations and once again gathered outside the Constitutional Court building in Warsaw to protest. Many other cities also held protests, and the local police had to strengthen police dispatch to maintain social order. Cezare, a 23-year-old Polish university student, stood in front of the Constitutional Court building and protested: “This stupid ruling cannot prevent abortion… For every one who suffers from this ruling or is forced to give birth to a sick baby. For women, these judges are the culprits.” The protesters then walked through the city center, and they came to the Polish government with signs that read “Women’s Strike”. This is the second large-scale protest after the Polish Constitutional Court ruled on abortion law in October last year.
The passage of the decree has been criticized by people from all walks of life. The Polish right-wing ruling Party of Law and Justice (PiS) was approved to politicize the Constitutional Court and used it to promote an extremely conservative abortion agenda. Boris Budka, leader of Poland’s largest opposition party and the Centrist Civic Platform Party, said: “Any government that abides by the law should not respect this ruling.” Budka also said: “The Polish government is trying to hide its presence ( Incompetence in response to the epidemic.”
On the 28th, the Polish “Electoral News” asked Kaczynski, leader of the Polish ruling party, “why punish Poles”. The article pointed out that the ruling party used the relevant ban during the new crown epidemic to forcibly pass this ruling, which is “a manifestation of weakness and hypocrisy.” The number of people infected with the new crown virus in Poland remains high, thousands of small businesses go bankrupt, and many people are hovering on the brink of unemployment. Under such circumstances, passing abortion law rulings will only intensify social tearing and confrontation, and it may give Poland Society brings new turbulence. The Polish newspaper “Republika” also commented that the Polish government’s forcible passage of such a controversial decree was purely for political and electoral purposes and was “a manifestation of cynicism and lack of responsibility.” The latest opinion polls show that in recent months, the support rate of the Polish ruling party, the Law and Justice Party, has declined.
The ruling party legislator Batwomei Froblewski retorted this, saying: “The country cannot deprive a person of his life just because he is sick, disabled or in poor health.” Polish government officials also stated that the authorities The parents of children with disabilities are being vigorously helped, and critics believe that they are not doing enough. In the past three months, the postponement of this ruling has made the Polish people very uneasy. The doctors who performed abortions were unable to determine whether their operations were legal. Many Polish women have abortions by taking drugs, while more women are forced to choose to have abortions abroad.
On October 22, 2020, the Polish Constitutional Court ruled that abortion due to a severely deformed fetus is unconstitutional. Soon after the ruling was announced, more than 400,000 Polish women launched a “female strike” in hundreds of cities and towns across the country. Under pressure, the right-wing ruling Party of Law and Justice (PiS) postponed the implementation of the decree. Unexpectedly, more than three months later, the Polish government still implemented the decree, which made many Polish people disappointed and angry.
CNN reported on the 28th that only 5 of the 15 judges of the Polish Constitutional Court expressed opposition to this controversial abortion law, and the judges who expressed opposition are only the reasons for the ruling. Raise an objection instead of denying the content of the ruling. The Constitutional Court considered this ruling to protect the right to life of unborn babies and told lawmakers that they should use the words “child” and “mother” instead of “fetus” and “pregnant woman” when talking about abortion.
For Poland, which mainly believes in Catholicism, even without legislative restrictions, there are not many cases where women can have abortions, because more and more doctors refuse surgery on religious grounds. Abortion has always been a highly controversial topic. Although many people believe that it is a woman’s right to choose abortion, many people believe that abortion is wrong for political, religious, emotional, and personal moral reasons. Therefore, different countries have different laws on abortion.
According to the latest statistics on the website of the US think tank “World Population Review”, as of now, 26 countries in the world believe that abortion is illegal under any circumstances, and 37 countries have stipulated that abortion can only be allowed when there is a major threat to the life of pregnant women. In Latin America, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic all ban abortion. In Europe, Ireland, Andorra, the Vatican and San Marino prohibit abortion by citizens. Although Malta also prohibits abortion, it stipulates that abortion can be performed if it is necessary to save the life of pregnant women. Since the legalization of abortion in the United States in 1973, it has been challenged during the Trump administration. Many Republicans hope to introduce laws to restrict abortion. Most European Union countries allow women to have abortions within 10 to 14 weeks of pregnancy. The Netherlands has the most liberal abortion laws, allowing abortions at almost any stage of pregnancy.
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