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Poland Sejm Passes Abortion Decriminalisation Bills Ahead of Veto

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC · How we work

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Poland’s Sejm passed a bill to partially decriminalise abortion with 217 votes for, 213 against, three abstentions.
A second bill to restore abortions for severe fetal abnormalities passed with 233 votes for, 203 against, one abstention.
President Karol Nawrocki is expected to veto the measures before they become law.
Protesters marched in Warsaw and over 20 cities on 22 October 2026 demanding abortion rights, marking sixth anniversary of the 2020 ruling.

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Poland’s Sejm passed a bill to partially decriminalise abortion with 217 votes for, 213 against, three abstentions.
A second bill to restore abortions for severe fetal abnormalities passed with 233 votes for, 203 against, one abstention.
President Karol Nawrocki is expected to veto the measures before they become law.
Protesters marched in Warsaw and over 20 cities on 22 October 2026 demanding abortion rights, marking sixth anniversary of the 2020 ruling.