Over 1,000 legal abortions in Poland in 2018 - Health Ministry

There were 1,076 legal abortions in Poland in 2018, an increase by 19 from 2017, the Health Ministry reported, adding that in most cases (1,050), the test results indicated the probability of foetal impairment or disease. In 25 cases the pregnancy was found to pose a risk to the woman's life or health. As the legislation now stands, a pregnancy can be terminated if it puts the woman's life or health in danger, the foetus is highly likely to have been severely and irreversibly damaged or is suffering from an incurable, life-threatening illness or if the pregnancy came about as a result of a forbidden act - rape or incest.