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Abortion for Rape Victim Causes Nationwide Dispute | Krakow Post - 0 views

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  • A 14-year-old girl was raped by her older friend and became pregnant. It took her and her mother two weeks to be granted the abortion that she was entitled to according to the law.
  • In Poland, a woman is entitled to an abortion when the intercourse was forced on her, or when the pregnancy may seriously affect her health, and then it can only be performed before the 12th week of pregnancy.
  • Agata - the name that Gazeta used for the girl who wished to remain anonymous - went to a gynaecologist after the rape, who in turn informed her mother and the police. After discussing the problem, they agreed it would be best for the young girl?s future and health to terminate the pregnancy, and applied for and were granted permission for an abortion.
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  • the girl was refused in two hospitals in her hometown of Lublin due to a conscience clause, which is the right of a doctor to refuse an abortion if it's contradictory to his/her religious beliefs.
  • In one hospital, as the mother was talking to the senior registrar, a priest arrived and attempted to persuade the girl not to have the abortion
  • According to Wanda Nowicka, the head of the Foundation for Women and Family Planning, an obvious violation of doctor-patient privilege had taken place, not to mention the girl's right to privacy
  • Unofficially, the doctors wouldn't perform the abortion because the hospital was raided by pro-life activists and spammed by e-mails expressing both pleads and threats. To the staff's horror it turned out that personal data of the girl had been leaked, including her mobile number, on which she received threats and pleads via SMS. When the girl left the hospital, she was followed by pro-life activists on the street and even at the police station where she and her mother sought refuge.
  • Finally, thanks to the Foundation for Women and Family Planning, the girl and her mother found a place where they could perform the abortion and it was carried out on the last day possible - at the very end of the 12th week of pregnancy
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