The government has undermined the rule of law since taking power and is now considering a new bill that would ban legal terminationsAmid a metallic forest of coat hangers held aloft by protesters outside parliament,Wanda Nowicka considers the prospect of her country emulating Malta and the Vatican. “Their abortion bans are ancient. But Poland has been moving forward for a generation. whether we ban it, we will be turning our backs on progress and freedom.’’Has the European Union’s fifth largest economy slammed into reverse gear? Since the nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS) won an absolute majority in parliament final October, and it has waged war on various institutions associated with a contemporary liberal democracy.
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Source: theguardian.com