Posted on 09/23/2016 6:06:59 PM PDT by marshmallow
Polish legislators debated a citizen-led bill this week that would ban almost all abortions and protect unborn babies’ right to life. And in an initial vote on the measure has been approved.
The strong Catholic country already prohibits most abortions. Unlike most of Europe, abortions are legal in Poland in only cases of rape and incest, the life or health of the mother or severe fetal deformities – though “severe” is widely defined and unborn babies with Down syndrome and other disabilities have been legally aborted.
The new citizen-led bill, which has wide support from the public, top government officials and the Catholic Church, would prohibit abortions except when the mother’s life is in jeopardy. It would criminalize abortion for causing the “death of a conceived child.” Doctors who do abortions could face jail time of up to five years.
On Thursday, the Polish Parliament began debating the draft legislation. Today, the “Stop Abortion” citizens’ initiative, which had received 450,000 signatures from Polish Citizens, has cleared its first hurdle in the parliamentary process by a very wide margin.
As Stephen Phelan of Human Life International told LifeNews:
The “Stop Abortion” proposal was one of three citizens initiatives—proposals that receive over 100,000 signatures—considered by the Polish Parliament this morning. Also considered were the “Deputies bill in defense of life and the health of unborn children conceived in vitro” to regulate the in vitro fertilization industry; and the “Save Women” initiative, which would have liberalized Poland’s very restrictive abortion laws.
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Poles are good people and good Christians. God will bless them for this.
This and their stand against Muslim immigration against the hegemonic EU stands them out as a nation.
This is great news, go Poland!
“Poles are good people and good Christians. God will bless them for this.”
God will bless them for this.
This is true leadership.
I’ve been to Warsaw and it was a very nice place. A lot of young people who spoke English.
It’s almost a new nation since 1945, and then after the fall of communism, in some ways.
AXIOS!
Good news. But I have little faith in so called restrictions. If it is truly illegal, charge the offenders with murder. A few life sentences for “mothers” and “doctors” and watch the death industry dry up.
I’m afraid that, like Ireland, the baby-killers will demand referendum after referendum in order to get the vote that they want.
However, I don’t think the Polish bishops will remain silent, as Ireland’s bishops (and Pope Francis) did.
Protecting their Culture, Heritage, and People.
I remember when WE used to do the same thing.
God willing, this November, we’ll start doing so again.
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Great news, may God bless them.
There goes the economic aid and investment from the EU/US that been counting on along with a whole lot of money from both of them along with Soros soon to be funneled into any dissident group that's willing to riot and cause mayhem.
Time for regime change in Poland.
GOD BLESS POLAND!!
May God continue to bless Poland for setting a moral example before the world!
Poland should exit the satanic European Union ASAP. Next January, when we have an American Donald Trump as POTUS, we should back Poland’s play in every way.
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