Abortion law in Poland

The Polish Senate has passed the Abortion Law without modification and by 1 vote. This means that indications for legal termination of pregnancy include threat to life and health of the mother, pregnancy resulting from criminal activity, and congenital disorder of the fetus. Social indications will no longer be consistent with the law. Concerning sex education and family planning, Article 2, point 2 of the law status that the local authorities according to their terms of references, defined elsewhere, are obliged to ensure unhindered access to method and articles used in informed parenthood. In Article 4 sex education, information concerning informed and responsible parenthood, family values, life in-utero, and methods of informed procreation will be introduced into the school curriculum. The responsibility for the details of the curriculum will rest with the Minister of Education. The Law requires the President's signature before its contents can be implemented.