In 2020, more than 80 percent of Poles believed that abortion should be legal in cases of pregnancies threatening the mother's life and those resulting from rape.
In October 2020, the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland announced a verdict in the so-called eugenic abortion, which aroused much controversy and protests.
In what cases should the law allow legal abortion in Poland?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Pregnancy threatens the life of the mother
87.7%
Pregnancy is the result of rape
82.1%
Pregnancy threatens the health of the mother
79%
Pregnancy is the result of incest
77%
Based on medical research it is known that the child will be born with serious defects
74.6%
A child's life is in danger
69.1%
Based on medical research, it is known that the child will be born with serious defects except for Down's syndrome
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Gazeta Prawna. (November 3, 2020). In what cases should the law allow legal abortion in Poland? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184177/poland-opinion-on-the-admissibility-of-legal-abortion/
Gazeta Prawna. "In what cases should the law allow legal abortion in Poland?." Chart. November 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184177/poland-opinion-on-the-admissibility-of-legal-abortion/
Gazeta Prawna. (2020). In what cases should the law allow legal abortion in Poland?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184177/poland-opinion-on-the-admissibility-of-legal-abortion/
Gazeta Prawna. "In What Cases Should The Law Allow Legal Abortion in Poland?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184177/poland-opinion-on-the-admissibility-of-legal-abortion/
Gazeta Prawna, In what cases should the law allow legal abortion in Poland? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184177/poland-opinion-on-the-admissibility-of-legal-abortion/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
In what cases should the law allow legal abortion in Poland? [Graph], Gazeta Prawna, November 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184177/poland-opinion-on-the-admissibility-of-legal-abortion/
