GDC: Against Poland’s Proposed Abortion Pill

In May 2016, Global Doctors for Choice (GDC) urged Poland’s President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of the House to vote against a bill that proposed to amend the Act of Family Planning, Protection of the Human Foetus and Conditions of Pregnancy Termination and related Acts.  The Committee “Stop Abortion” proposed this bill that ultimately would criminalize abortion in all circumstances, including for women with severe illnesses, who are pregnant as a result of rape or incest, or who have pregnancies with severe genetic or other anomalies. If this bill were to pass, women would be forced to continue such pregnancies to full term and experience labor and delivery.  This would result in serious physical and psychological pain and suffering for Polish women and constitute a violation of these women’s human rights.