The lower house of the Polish parliament has approved the bills that would ease the abortion ban

The Polish lower house passed two bills aimed at easing the strict abortion ban, but President Karol Nawrocki is likely to veto them. The proposals would remove certain criminal penalties for assisting women in accessing abortions and allow terminations in cases of fetal abnormalities. Activists view this as a minimal change, emphasizing that even if enacted, it would not significantly improve the situation for most Polish women needing abortions. Protests are planned across 27 cities, demanding full decriminalization of abortion and access through public health insurance. The demonstrations mark the sixth anniversary of a court ruling that tightened abortion laws, which previously sparked massive protests in Poland.