Poland: Abortion Witch Hunt Targets Women, Doctors
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Poland’s government is targeting people for alleged abortion-related activities, intensifying a climate of fear that heightens risks for women and girls. The government’s dubious use of its powers to chase down alleged abortion-related activity threatens people’s rights to privacy, autonomy, and health, amongst others.

Since a near-ban on legal abortion in 2020, Polish officials have increasingly opened investigations on questionable legal grounds against women and girls seeking medical care for miscarriages or after legal medication abortions, as well as against doctors. The government is apparently attempting to find a basis for prosecuting family members, friends, and healthcare providers for illegally providing or assisting abortions, Human Rights Watch says.