With only 107 legal abortions in 2022 in Poland, the country’s de facto abortion ban continues to worry MEPs. As the Polish Constitutional Tribunal’s decision to further restrict abortion celebrates its second anniversary (see EUROPE B12588A9), the European Parliament’s Committees on Gender Equality (FEMM) and Civil Liberties (LIBE) held a public hearing on Thursday 17 November to understand the consequences.
Deaths and reduced quality of care
“We have at least six documented...