Roman Giertych, one of the two Coalition Civic MPs punished by the Civic Coalition, whose lack of support for the law decriminalizing aiding and abetting abortion contributed to the failure to pass the bill, declares publicly (interview with Gazeta.pl) that while he has not and will not change his opinion - as a believer - on abortion itself, he also does not believe that everything should be criminalized. Summarizing the politician's statements over the past few days, it can be said that Giertych would have supported the bill if it had been better prepared.
It is unclear, however, whether even the most perfect project would be supported by PSL deputies, since one of them (specifically Tadeusz Samborski) has stated - also publicly - that Poland's demographic situation and the low fertility rate of Polish women were behind his decision to vote against it, while the leader of the People's Party, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, declares that the only project he can support is the one submitted by the Third Way clubs, reinstating the so-called abortion compromise.
The MPs are off on vacation, but it does not seem that in a few weeks emotions (because they rule, unfortunately, this to...
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