To Preserve Health

Poland

Poland allows abortion to preserve health. A special parliamentary commission was established by the Sejm (lower house of parliament) in 2024 to review four separate proposals for reforming the law on abortion; these continue to be under consideration

State Legal Details

Additional Permitted Grounds

  • Permitted in Cases of Incest
  • Permitted in Cases of Rape

Barriers and Restrictions

  • Parental Notification/Authorization Requirement

Poland’s Abortion Provisions in Polish:

USTAWA z dnia 7 stycznia 1993 r. o planowaniu rodziny, ochronie płodu ludzkiego i warunkach dopuszczalności przerywania ciąży.

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Wyrok Trybunału Konstytucyjnego z dnia 22 października 2020 r. sygn. akt K 1/20.

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Poland’s Abortion Provisions in English:

Law on Family Planning, Human Embryo Protection and Conditions of Permissibility of Abortion Act of January 7, 1993, as amended as of December 23, 1997.

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