The European Parliament’s Committees on Women's Rights and Civil Liberties heard, on Wednesday 24 February, from activists, experts and representatives of the Polish government on the de facto ban on abortion in the country (see EUROPE B12588A9).
They vigorously defended the decision of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal in this regard, despite the criticism voiced by a large majority of MEPs for several weeks (see EUROPE B12654A5) and reiterated on Wednesday.
Recalling that it is up to...