Polish gynaecologists seek legal clarity after late-term abortion case sparks controversy

Polish gynaecologists seek legal clarity after late-term abortion case sparks controversy

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In connection with the information about the deprivation of life of a 9-month-old unborn child, committed in the district hospital in Oleśnica. The Polish Association of Defenders of Human Life issued a statement on this matter. Two weeks before the due date, the boy, called "Felek" in the media, was killed by an injection of potassium chloride solution directly into the heart. We publish the content of the statement: Injection into the heart Po…

Gynecologists have sent a letter to the Minister of Health. After the high-profile story of an abortion in the ninth month of pregnancy, they are demanding an explanation of how long such a procedure can be performed.

“The doctor must be held responsible,” said the Potosina legislator. Por: Redacción The local deputy Frinné Azuara Yarzábal deeply regretted the death of a young woman who went to an illegal office in the Fovissste colony of the Potosin capital. She stressed the need to lay down responsibilities for the doctor involved, who remains at large. “Unfortunately she came to a person who was not fully trained, informed, and who also made the serious mi…

San Luis Potosí, SLP.- The state attorney general, Manuela García Cázares, reported that the investigation kit for the death of a woman during a clandestine abortion procedure, which was carried out when she had already exceeded 12 weeks of gestation, has already been judicialized. “Today, the person supporting the doctor is being brought to justice because the doctor escaped,” the prosecutor explained. According to the inquiries, the woman went…