Slovak MPs reject amendment proposals to abortion law

Slovakia's law on abortion will remain unchanged as parliament on Wednesday did not approve any of the opposition's four amendment proposals to it. The parties which submitted the unsuccessful amendment proposals were OLaNO, the People's Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) and We Are Family. Independent MP Richard Vasecka also presented his amendment. OLaNO wanted to introduce allowances for pregnant women, including those who wish to keep their identity a secret with regard to their pregnancy in order to decrease the number of abortions.