One of the parties of the coalition now in control of Poland's parliament has tabled bills to begin legalising abortion up to the 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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00:00 One of the parties of the coalition now in control of Poland's parliament has tabled
00:05 bills to begin legalising abortion. The proposals by the new left group would allow for termination
00:11 up to the 12th week of pregnancy. It would also decriminalise helping a person to obtain
00:16 the procedure. Liberalising the predominantly Catholic country's prohibitive abortion laws
00:21 was a campaign pledge for two of the three parties of the centre-left bloc during the
00:25 recent election campaign. Its victory ended eight years of Conservative rule during which
00:30 access to abortion became increasingly restricted.
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