US Edition3 Polish Doctors Convicted in 2021 Death of Pregnant Woman
PSZCZYNA, POLAND, JUL 17 – Three doctors were convicted for negligence in the death of Izabela, whose case sparked protests against Poland's strict abortion laws that limit access based on fetal defects.
- Today, the district court in Pszczyna convicted all three doctors of endangering Izabela’s life, confirming their guilt in her death.
- Last year, the Constitutional Court ruling banned abortions for severe foetal malformation, restricting cases to rape, incest, or maternal health threats.
- Thanks to the abortion law, there's nothing they can do, a woman texted her mother, after her foetus died and she later succumbed to septic shock.
- Following conviction, the doctors received temporary practice bans, reports the Gazeta Wyborcza daily, and can appeal.
- Her case spurred demonstrations under `Not One More`, Izabela’s face became a symbol of the fight for broader access to legal abortion.
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In Poland, 3 Doctors Were Sentenced to Prison for Delaying Abortion Care
Women in Poland protest against the country’s anti-abortion laws in 2016. Photo: iStock It took years of protests and countless medical tragedies, but in Poland, at least three people are answering for the country’s deadly abortion ban—even if it’s not yet the government. In 2021, 30-year-old Izabela’s amniotic fluid broke some 22 weeks into her pregnancy, and she was hospitalized in Pszczyna. Doctors immediately identified defects in the fetus…
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sta.siA Polish court has sentenced three doctors to prison terms for the death of a pregnant woman who was refused a life-saving abortion in 2021 despite serious complications.
In 2021, Poland and the world were shocked by the death of a 30-year-old pregnant woman who, despite serious complications, doctors refused to perform an abortion. Her case sparked mass protests, as she died shortly after the country's abortion laws were tightened. Now, a Polish court has sentenced three doctors to prison terms and ordered them to temporarily ban themselves from practicing their profession.
The death of Izabela S. triggered nationwide protests against restrictive abortion law in 2021. Most Poles are in favour of liberalisation. It is unlikely that this will happen soon.
A Polish court sentenced three doctors because a young pregnant woman died in her care. Critics blame the strict abortion law for this and similar cases.
In 2021, an abortion of 30-year-old Izabela could have saved his life, but Polish doctors refused the intervention.
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