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Poland turns back attempt to ease abortion restriction
The World Peace Herald ^ | February 15, 2005

Posted on 02/15/2005 2:33:45 PM PST by lizol

Poland turns back attempt to ease abortion restriction By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

Published February 15, 2005

WARSAW, Poland -- The Polish parliament voted Tuesday not to consider a controversial bill allowing abortion up to 12 weeks into pregnancy.

The bill had been proposed by the ruling Democratic Left Alliance but was fiercely opposed by the Catholic Church, conservative groups and large sections of the public in this fiercely Catholic country.

The bill would have also made sex education a separate subject in junior high schools and allowed minors to seek abortions without parental consent.

Consideration of the bill was defeated by 199 votes to 183.

Poland has some of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in Europe. Abortion is banned unless the fetus is seriously damaged, the mother's life is threatened or if the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest.

Pope John Paul II, who is Polish, is widely revered by the Polish public. The pope has always taken a strongly conservative position on abortion as well as contraception.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; poalnd; poland

1 posted on 02/15/2005 2:33:46 PM PST by lizol
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To: NYer

Good news from Poland, although the vote on consideration of the bill seems rather close.


2 posted on 02/15/2005 2:35:33 PM PST by Bahbah
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To: lizol

Good for Poland, never give in.


3 posted on 02/15/2005 2:37:44 PM PST by dfwgator (It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
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To: lizol

Looks like the left is creeping up on them, hope they can stay strong.


4 posted on 02/15/2005 2:38:07 PM PST by mammer
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To: lizol
The bill had been proposed by the ruling Democratic Left Alliance

Let's hope they won't be ruling for much longer.

5 posted on 02/15/2005 2:38:51 PM PST by dfwgator (It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
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To: anonymoussierra

For your information. (FYI)


6 posted on 02/15/2005 2:38:58 PM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: Bahbah
In the next parliament it will be maybe 5% "pro-choice".
Can't wait. 6-8 months more.
7 posted on 02/15/2005 2:39:48 PM PST by lizol
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To: dfwgator

See #7.


8 posted on 02/15/2005 2:41:47 PM PST by lizol
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To: lizol
...large sections of the public in this fiercely Catholic country.

What does this fiecely Catholic country mean?

New sentence: large sections of the public in this overwhelmingly Catholic country.

9 posted on 02/15/2005 2:44:54 PM PST by writer33 ("In Defense of Liberty," a political thriller, being released in March)
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To: lizol

Good for Poland. The world doesn't need any more Cultures of Death. How hard we have to work now to roll back what's been done to the U.S.


10 posted on 02/15/2005 2:55:49 PM PST by AmericanChef
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To: writer33

And if more American Catholics weren't misguided, misinformed or just plain corrupt, they wouldn't be Democrats and the chances of a pro-life agenda would be greatly improved.


11 posted on 02/15/2005 3:22:00 PM PST by Emmett McCarthy
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To: AmericanChef; blackie; All; Salvation; LadyPilgrim; Gucho; TexKat

"Good for Poland. The world doesn't need any more Cultures of Death. How hard we have to work now to roll back what's been done to the U.S."Abortion is evil total evil!!!!
Revelatur enim ira Dei de caelo super omnem impietatem et iniustitiam hominum eorum qui veritatem in iniustitiam detinent.English"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness"


12 posted on 02/15/2005 3:34:16 PM PST by anonymoussierra (Alles wurde durch dasselbe! revelatur enim ira Dei de caelo)
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To: Salvation; All

http://faculty.acu.edu/~goebeld/vulgata/newtest/romans/vro1.htm
Thank you


13 posted on 02/15/2005 3:44:14 PM PST by anonymoussierra (Alles wurde durch dasselbe! revelatur enim ira Dei de caelo)
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To: Emmett McCarthy
And if more American Catholics weren't misguided, misinformed or just plain corrupt, they wouldn't be Democrats and the chances of a pro-life agenda would be greatly improved.

How true.

14 posted on 02/15/2005 3:54:38 PM PST by writer33 ("In Defense of Liberty," a political thriller, being released in March)
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To: anonymoussierra

Bump!!


15 posted on 02/15/2005 4:13:12 PM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: anonymoussierra

Roger that anonymoussierra!


16 posted on 02/15/2005 4:40:52 PM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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