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Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president

The new measures, which are likely to be vetoed by Poland’s nationalist president, would remove some of the criminal penalties for those who help women to…

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According to The Guardian, the new measures, which are likely to be vetoed by Poland’s nationalist president, would remove some of the criminal penalties for those who help women to access abortion care and allow terminations in…

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