Polish health minister ‘appalled’ girl, 14, struggled to get abortion after rape
by Agence France-Presse in Warsaw from on (#68BJF)
Doctors at several hospitals cited a conscience clause to avoid treating the teenager who has a mental disability
Poland's health minister has weighed in on a high-profile rape case, saying it was unacceptable" that a mentally disabled 14-year-old girl struggled to get a legal abortion.
The case, in which doctors at several hospitals used a conscience clause to avoid carrying out the procedure, has sparked renewed calls to ease the Catholic country's abortion laws, which are among Europe's most stringent.
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