NEWS

25/10/2024

19:05

Partial Abortion Decriminalization Back on the Parliamentary Agenda: Debate Over KO and Left Alliance Bill Expected

Michał Olech

During the first November session, the Sejm will, in its first reading, consider a draft amendment to the Penal Code submitted by the Left Alliance and Civic Coalition (KO). According to its justification, the bill concerns "partial decriminalization of terminating a woman's pregnancy with her consent in violation of the provisions of the act on family planning, protection of the human fetus, and the conditions for the admissibility of abortion, as well as the decriminalization of assistance in self-induced abortion."

It can be assumed that during the debate, a motion to reject the bill in its first reading will be put forward. This would practically mean that it could be put to a vote as early as the session of November 6-8.

Parliamentarians submitted the proposal at the end of July, shortly after the Sejm rejected a bill on abortion depenalization prepared by the Left Alliance. At that time, the majority of the Polish People's Party (PSL) voted in the same way as Law and Justice (PiS) and Confederation.

The proposal is co-signed by Anna-Maria Żukowska from the Left Alliance and Dorota Łoboda from Civic Coalition (KO).


Michał Olech