Polish Left demands approval for abortion bills despite expected presidential veto

Polish left-wing political groups are demanding that President Karol Nawrocki approve legislation designed to ease national restrictions on abortion, the Washington Examiner reported. The lower chamber of the Polish parliament passed two bills on Tuesday aimed at relaxing the country's abortion laws. [1][3]

According to the Washington Examiner, the newly passed legislation would decriminalize assisting women who seek abortions. The bills would also overturn a 2020 Polish high court ruling that outlawed abortions in cases involving severe fetal abnormalities. [1]

President Nawrocki is expected to veto the bills, as FTMQ News reported earlier. Sources close to the leader told the Washington Examiner that left-wing lawmakers are wasting their time by asking him to affirm the legislation. [1][3]

The legislative push follows widespread demonstrations across Poland. As FTMQ News reported previously, protesters gathered in more than 20 cities and towns to demonstrate against strict access limits and accuse the government of stalling on reform promises. Poland has restricted legal abortion to specific emergency or criminal cases since 1993. [3]