A Polish bishop called for the firm defense of unborn children as well as compassion for their mothers Tuesday, as the lower house of Poland’s parliament passed two bills seeking to liberalize the country’s abortion laws.
Bishop Artur Ważny of Sosnowiec issued the appeal Oct. 20 as members of the Sejm voted on a bill that would decriminalize assistance with abortion and a bill permitting abortion in cases of fetal abnormality.
The bill on decriminalizing assistance passed by 217 votes to 213, while the fetal abnormality bill passed by 233 to 203, thanks to the government’s majority in the lower house.
Both bills will now move to the Polish Senate, the upper house of parliament, where the ruling coalition has a larger majority. The Senate can approve the bills or suggest amendments. If the Senate rejects the bills, the Sejm could potentially override its decision by an absolute majority vote.
If the bills pass the Senate stage, they will be submitted to Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki, who can sign them into law, refer them to the country’s Constitutional
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