Women Storm Out Of Church After Catholic Priest Reads Letter Calling For Abortion Ban

Women storm out of a church service after the priest begins reading letter calling for abortion ban

Jen Hayden

Facebook user Kamila Chomicz shared video of the moment a Roman Catholic priest in Poland began reading a letter calling for a ban on abortion and many (or most) of the female members of the congregation stood up and stormed out.

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Since a right-wing administration was elected, there are now renewed discussions in Poland about banning abortion outright.

The message from Poland’s Catholic bishops, presented at churches nationwide, called on lawmakers to back the proposal being considered by Poland’s right-wing government.

The move would tighten what are already some of Europe’s most restrictive laws on pregnancy termination. Current legislation, dating from 1993, already bans all terminations except when pregnancy results from rape or incest, poses a health risk to the mother, or if the foetus is severely deformed.

Pro-life activists support even tougher legislation but the move has sparked a backlash and thousands of marchers took part in a protest outside the country’s parliament in Warsaw yesterday, as well as in several other cities.