What lessons the U.S. could learn from Poland's strict abortion ban:
to legalize abortion for if the mother's health was at risk or if the pregnancy was the result of a criminal act.
After the fall of communism, the Catholic Church began exhibiting pressure on Poland -- a heavily Catholic country -- to ban abortion. "Doctors and providers are really scared to help women in need, and this means that even women who are experiencing a miscarriage or women who are discovering that they are pregnant and want prenatal care, they are denied proper, decent care," Donadio said.
People wear a protective face masks and hold banners and candles during a protest in front of the Law and Justice party office on Jan. 26, 2022 in Krakow, Poland.Further, local non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, such as the Foundation for Women and Family Planning FEDERA, estimate thatPolish women have abortions every year, including those performed abroad or illegally.
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