The result of the vote was met with a standing ovation from the PiS benches. “Life and the constitution won,” declared PiS MP Bartłomiej Wróblewski.
“The most vulgar attempt to violate the Constitution since 1989, depriving children before birth of legal protection, was defeated in the Sejm,” he added.
Currently, abortion in Poland is only possible if the pregnancy threatens the life or health of the mother or if it results from a criminal act such as rape or incest.