Poland: women’s rights, not church law!
The ruling right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party is backing a law to further restrict abortion in Poland. Polish feminist Magdalena Zielinska spoke to Solidarity . Currently abortion is only legal in three cases: when it is the result of rape or incest; where it threatens a women’s life; or when the foetus is sick or damaged. This set-up is described as a “compromise”. But it is not a compromise with women: it is a compromise between the church and the state. We have church law! The Polish government is currently discussing a ban on what they call “eugenic abortion”, where doctors detect...