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'No more women should die': MEPs slam Poland's near-total abortion ban
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MEPs on Thursday approved a resolution condemning Poland's near-total ban on abortion and called on Warsaw to ensure no other women die as a result of the strict restrictions.
In the resolution — passed with 374 votes in favour, 124 against and 55 abstention — MEPs "reiterated their strong condemnation of the illegitimate Constitutional Tribunal's ruling of 22 October 2020 imposing a near-total ban on abortion and putting women's health and lives at risk".
"MEPs regret that, due to the restrictive legislation, women have to seek unsafe abortions, travel abroad to obtain abortions or carry their pregnancy to term against their will, including in cases of fatal foetal impairment," the resolution also states.
Lawmakers also "call on the Polish
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