# Polish lawmakers vote to ease abortion ban, but face likely presidential veto

https://mins.news/en/item/108320

- Reuters, 2026-10-20 18:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/polish-lawmakers-vote-ease-abortion-ban-face-likely-presidential-veto-2026-10-20/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad7ac50ab53aa0001d9b316

> Poland’s lower house voted on Tuesday to permit abortion in cases of fetal abnormalities and decriminalize helping someone obtain one. Lawmakers are seeking to reverse the previous government’s near-total ban, but the measure is likely to face a presidential veto.

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