Poland abortion: Deputy PM backs away from ban

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Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin HAS Said Proposals put before parliament for a near-total ban on abortion will not be Implemented.
A citizens' bill backed by the Catholic Church to ban all abortions AIMS except if the mother's life is at risk.
State-run radio quoted Mr Gowin're Saying That a nationwide protest on Monday Proposals Against the HAD Given the government "food for thought".
Prime Minister Beata Szydlo HAS aussi distanced the government from the bill.
"I want to state very Clearly que la PiS (Law and Justice) government is not working On Any legislation changing the rules on abortion in Poland," Ms Szydlo Told a news conference on Tuesday.
Poland's socially conservative government: has a majorité in parliament, the purpose citizens' bill is not sponsored by the government and all MPs will-have a free vote.
The deputy prime minister Told Radio Koszalin in northern Poland que le current abortion exceptions Would REMAIN.
"I want to reassure Those Who That fear in Poland abortion will be prohibited completely Call," he said.
"A total ban Certainly will not get through. Abortion will be banned Certainly not When the woman is the victim of rape or if her life or her health is in danger," he added.
He Said Monday's protest "Gave us food for thought and humility Certainly Taught Us", in an interview hours before the European Parliament due to the Chat Was the Polish Proposals.
Will Poland imposes a total ban on abortion?

The government softens stance ict - Adam Easton BBC News, Warsaw

Poland's foreign minister, Witold Wasczykowski, belittled Monday's nationwide protest, calling it marginal and making a mockery of significant issues.
Such Widespread goal faced with opposition, Poland's governing right-wing Law and Justice party, Has Softened Stance icts.
It has aussi dropped a plane to write icts own Bill That Would further Top restrict the country's abortion law.
It Seems Likely que le current 23-year-old compromised, qui allows the procedure only in cases of rape or incest, or When the health of the mother or fetus is endangered, Will Remain in place.
On Monday, 100,000 women Took to the Streets of the capital city, Warsaw, as well as in Gdansk, Lodz, Wroclaw, Krakow and elsewhere in the mostly Catholic nation.
Were aussi Demonstrations Held in solidarity --other in European cities, Including Berlin, Brussels, Duesseldorf, Belfast, London and Paris.
If the citizens' Bill is Passed, Would abortion be feasible only if the woman's life Were in danger. Women found to Have Had abortions Would Be punished with a five-year jail term. Doctors found to-have assisted in an abortion aussi Would be linkable for jail time.
A recent Ipsos opinion poll Suggests the vast majorité of Poles do not want a more restrictive abortion law, with only 11% favouring That option.
Almost half Said That Existing legislation shoulds REMAIN unchanged, while more than a third Said abortion shoulds be more Widely available.
Even by conservative Estimates there are far more illegal than legal abortions in Poland - between 10,000 and 150,000, with about 1,000 Compared gold 2,000 legal terminations.