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| Poland abortion: Parliament rejects abortion ban after women stage all-out strike | |
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| Polish lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to reject draft legislation that would introduce a near-total ban on abortion following mass protests in over 60 cities across the country. | |
| Some 100,000 women dressed in black demonstrated throughout Poland on Monday against plans to tighten the country's already restrictive abortion rules, including a banning the procedure even in cases of rape, with prison terms for women ending a pregnancy. | |
| The hastily arranged vote presents the first major domestic setback for the ruling conservatives, of which many members initially backed the proposal. | |
| Two weeks ago a majority of lawmakers voted to consider it, sending it to a commission for further study. | |
| The party backed away from it under massive social pressure, and lawmakers voted against it 352-58 on Thursday. | |
| Additional reporting by agencies | |
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