The parliament on Friday's vote rejected the left-wing draft amendment of the Criminal Code, assuming legalization of abortion until 12 weeks of pregnancy. The task besides abolished work for causing the death of a female as a consequence of abortion.
The bill succeeded in rejecting a tiny majority of votes. In favour task has been successful 215 Members, a against it was 218. 2 abstentions.
Among the Members voting against 17 MPs from the Confederate, 175 PiS MPs, 24 PSL-Third Road Club, and 2 from Kukiz’15.
The Sejm has decided! It won life! What? pic.twitter.com/Q70tMb5ZHd
— Michał Wawer (@MichaelWawer) July 12, 2024What was the task about?
The draft proposed to amend the wording of Article 152 Kk, which now provides for a conviction of up to 3 years of imprisonment for a individual who, with the consent of a woman, offers assistance or induces the killing of an unborn child.
After the amendment, the regulation was to legalize eugenic abortion and specified abortion without giving a origin until 12 weeks of pregnancy “No criminal offence shall be committed if, with the consent of a woman, her pregnancy is interrupted if it has not been more than 12 weeks since the beginning” and ‘who with the consent of a female interrupts her pregnancy if prenatal examinations or another medical conditions indicate a advanced likelihood of severe and irreversible impairment of the foetus or an incurable illness threatening his life’.
The task besides depenalized work for the death of a womanif she died from an abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy. Currently, for causing the death of a woman, the penal code provides for 10 years, and the Left wanted to remove this protection.
Member @KarinaBosak warns what is in the task of a smiling coalition on killing unborn children??????????????????
— Today, if a female is killed as a consequence of an abortion, the perpetrator is facing a conviction of up to 10 years imprisonment - they want to abolish this provision! pic.twitter.com/gJRnAou1xI
"Abortion is killing people" – president Andrzej Duda
Let's remember., that if the bill had been passed by the Sejm, the draft would not have been signed by president Andrzej Duda, who had announced the veto of the amendment earlier – "no, I will not sign. For me abortion is killing people, taking people's lives," the head of state said.
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