Marek Suski argued in an interview with a reporter from “Gazeta Wyborcza” that Poland has “one of the most liberal laws” regarding abortion. He assessed that “women in Poland are particularly protected and valued”. The PiS MP was also asked about Joanna’s case presented in “Fakty” TVN.
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PiS MP In an interview with Justyna Dobrosz-Oracz, a reporter from “Gazeta Wyborcza”, Marek Suski spoke about the situation of pregnant women in Poland and about the abortion law. He stated that “in Poland there is one of the most liberal laws on these issues.”
To the reporter’s remark that it was one of the strictest laws in Europe, he replied: – You must be kidding. It’s liberal. I deny the rumors that are widely spread that a woman has no right to terminate a pregnancy if it threatens her health and life. It’s all possible. And if this is not done, it is no longer the government’s fault, said the Law and Justice MP.
Suski: Women in Poland are especially protected
Suski was also asked about Joanna’s case, which was presented in “Fakty” TVN. The woman decided to take the abortion pill because the pregnancy was supposed to threaten her health. She felt bad both physically and mentally. She informed her doctor about it. In the Krakow hospital, she was interrogated and searched by the police. The officers took her laptop and phone.
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– I don’t know, I didn’t see it, but I watched “Reset” [emitowany przez telewizję rządową – przyp. red.] – replied the PiS politician.
Joanna took the abortion pill. The police came to the hospital, took her laptop and phoneRenata Kijowska/Fakty TVN
Suski also said that “women in Poland are particularly protected and valued.” To the reporter’s remark that he had no such impression, he replied: – I have the impression that they are very respected after all.
Asked whether he thought the application to the Constitutional Tribunal regarding abortion law, on the basis of which it issued its judgment in October 2020, was a mistake, the Law and Justice MP replied: – I don’t think so.
Interventions in connection with the case of Ms. Joanna
The police released a statement on Wednesday in the case described by “Fakty” TVN. “Due to the fact that there was a suspicion of committing a crime in the form of helping a pregnant woman to terminate her pregnancy through funds from an illegal source, it was necessary to secure the devices that the woman used to finalize the purchase of these funds (laptop, telephone)” – the Police Command said. Municipal Police in Krakow. “At the same time, the police had to check whether the woman had any drugs from an unknown source that could threaten her life after taking them” – added.
Also issued a communiqué Ministry of Health.
“The information did not concern an abortion or the adoption of an early abortion pill, but a threat to the patient’s life,” the ministry said. He added that the police accompanied the emergency medical team, which went to the patient as a matter of urgency.
“From the medical point of view, the conduct of doctors and hospital staff was correct” – the Ministry of Health noted. At the same time, it indicated that police officers should be contacted with their superiors regarding the conduct of police officers.
The situation met with reaction of the Supreme Medical Chamber, the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Patients’ Rights.
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