# Abortion in Poland: Call to Restore Access for Severe Fetal Conditions

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2112569537375735963
- Source account: [@AK_Wisniewska](https://x.com/AK_Wisniewska)
- Source language: Polish
- Target language: English
- Duration: 1:01
- Published: 2026-10-20
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ELg6cIJOGKSL/en/abortion-in-poland-call-to-restore-access-for-severe-fetal-conditions) A woman learns during an examination that her fetus has a severe, irreversible defect, that it may not survive childbirth, that there is no hope. And then the Polish state tells her: even if you know that your child will die right after birth, you are not allowed to terminate the pregnancy.

[0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ELg6cIJOGKSL/en/abortion-in-poland-call-to-restore-access-for-severe-fetal-conditions?t=18) This oppressive law was left in place by the ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal in 2020, whose consequences violated the European Convention on Human Rights. Today, we are considering, among other things, restoring the possibility of terminating a pregnancy in cases of severe,

[0:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ELg6cIJOGKSL/en/abortion-in-poland-call-to-restore-access-for-severe-fetal-conditions?t=33) irreversible fetal defects or an incurable illness threatening its life. A woman's body and fate, both in such a dramatic situation and in every other, must not be decided for her by any politician, prosecutor, or priest. Politics should be an expression of genuine concern for women, not an instrument of additional

[0:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ELg6cIJOGKSL/en/abortion-in-poland-call-to-restore-access-for-severe-fetal-conditions?t=55) fear and cruelty. Honourable Members, I appeal to you, let us restore women’s right to choose.