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Abortion - how is the Polish government going to deal with this issue? [273]
it's not only the life of the woman in question
also the life of the child
It's embryo not a child, it could not function outside of the womb at the very early stages of a pregnancy.
There can be also ways implemented to help lone mothers give birth and raise their children (if they want to keep the child and not to give it away)- though this one involves money of course - it is already done in Poland on not so big scale by welfare organizations some religious some not. (they call it children villages 'wioski dziecęce' as far as I know)
You make it all sound so lovely, but how about the mother that carried that child and how about a child growing up not knowing who it's mother was? These feelings have to be taken into consideration.
Woman abort for many reason, but I think the main one is the feeling of not being able to cope mentally, physically or financially, abortion is NOT an easy option for some women it is the ONLY option. When a woman aborts she will generally only tell a close friend, if a women decides to go on with the pregnancy and then simply leave it on a doorstep, think of the questions that will be asked, it's not really an option, besides regardless of how callous or evil you think women who abort are, I think they care more than someone who would simply abandon a child.
[quote=gumishu]btw there is huge hypocrisy in Polish medical circles when even women who's life is endangered are sometimes refused free abortion (for moral reasons they say - a doctor can refuse performing abortion)/quote]
A doctor has the right to refuse, they can do this in the UK, they can refuse to give out the morning after pill all on religious grounds...hypocrisy is worldwide and not confined to Poland and as you say these same people will quite happily perform an abortion for hard cash!...
This topic is getting as old as Adam himself, there are no rights and wrongs, abortion goes on all around the world, thankfully in the UK woman can undergo this procedure in the safety of a hospital and not some dirty back street clinic, prior to abortion being legalised in the UK
Following the introduction of legal abortion the number of maternal deaths following illegal abortions fell sharply. In 1970-72 (the first full triennium during which legal abortion was available) there were 37 reported deaths from illegal abortion, falling to one in 1979-81. No maternal deaths from illegal abortion have been reported since, including this triennium.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/doh/wmd/wmd-ap1.htm
At present, 13% of maternal deaths worldwide are due to unsafe abortions - 60% in some countries.
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