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Polish parliament refuses to ease abortion restrictions
By EUobserver
Poland's parliament rejected on Wednesday proposals to ease strict abortion restrictions, and sent a proposal to ban abortions of unhealthy foetuses for more work in a special parliamentary commission. The lawmakers also rejected a proposal that would have removed all restrictions on abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Last year large protests of black-clad women prevented the predominantly Catholic country from adopting harsher laws.