Poland and Polish Discussion Group and Forum

Welcome to the original English language Poland and Polish discussion group board. This message forum is a place where English-speaking Poles, foreigners (expats) living in Poland, and anyone with a genuine interest in Poland can discuss and read the views of others concerning Poland. Subjects include: Polish news and current affairs; Life in Poland; politics; genealogy research; Polish culture and history; advice and tips on visiting Poland; Polish property and investment issues. The aim of our group is to increase awareness of wonderful Poland using the English language and allow and foster the honest debate and exchange of opinions on anything vaguely related to Poland and Polish - positive, negative and/or neutral! This discussion group is not an open-to-all public message board. Membership is by invitation only and therefore given that a fairly limited number of people have full access, it is more of a community blog than a straightforward forum. This application system was brought in to lessen the amount of spam and nonsensical and commercial posts made by casual visitors and off-topic and offensive posts left by a disruptive minority. To ask a one-off question about Poland or respond to comments made on this board without a password just email us and provided it is at least halfway sensible, we'll post it on the board for all to see and current members will try to respond! All opinions and views expressed on this site are solely those of their respective authors and are not necessarily those of anyone else!

Links: Polish Language and Translation Forum; Factbook Poland; Photographs of Poland; Polish Translation; A Town in Poland; Map; Apply for the Poland and Polish Forum Password

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Angela W Apr 17, 08 - 11:09 AM	Legal Abortion throughout Europe Council of Europe demands safe, legal abortion for all 14 hours ago STRASBOURG (AFP) — The Council of Europe on Wednesday called for women throughout its 47 member states to be guaranteed the right to "safe and legal" abortion -- despite objections from Poland and other nations. After a marathon four-hour debate and decisions on 72 amendments, the parliamentary assembly of the council (PACE) called for the legalisation of abortion in any member country where it was still illegal. The assembly voted 102 to 69 in favour of the resolution. Whilst most member states permit abortion where the life of the mother is at risk, there are several, including Andorra, Ireland, Malta, Monaco and Poland, where abortion is illegal or severely restricted, PACE said in a report by Austrian parliamentarian Gisela Wurm. The resolution stresses that abortion should "in no circumstances be regarded as a family planning method," but warned that a total ban led to traumatic clandestine abortions and abortion "tourism". The parliamentarians said women seeking an abortion should receive suitable financial cover, as well as medical and psychological care, and conditions which restricted access to safe abortion should be lifted. The resolution denounces what it calls "de facto inaccessibility" due to the high cost of abortions, or un-hygenic or overcrowded facilities. The resolution also calls for school pupils to receive "compulsory, age-appropriate, gender-sensitive education on sex and relationships," to cut down on unwanted pregnancies and abortions. One in five pregnancies worldwide end in abortion, with over half of terminations in the developing world carried out under unsafe conditions, according to an October 2007 study in The Lancet medical journal. France, Sweden and Britain have the highest EU rates of abortion http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hp5F4UM0JFYC9xfIxvHX-AqOwOww
Victor Apr 17th, 2008 - 5:53 PM	Re: Legal Abortion throughout Europe The Gazeta Wyborca (the main Polish newspaper) ran a story Saturday about Polish women having abortions in the UK. 10,000 last year alone.
Angela W Apr 25th, 2008 - 11:47 PM	Re: Legal Abortion throughout Europe Polish women having abortions in the UK. 10,000 last year alone. !!! Do you have a link to the story?

	Poland and Polish Discussion Group and Forum Welcome to the original English language Poland and Polish discussion group board. This message forum is a place where English-speaking Poles, foreigners (expats) living in Poland, and anyone with a genuine interest in Poland can discuss and read the views of others concerning Poland. Subjects include: Polish news and current affairs; Life in Poland; politics; genealogy research; Polish culture and history; advice and tips on visiting Poland; Polish property and investment issues. The aim of our group is to increase awareness of wonderful Poland using the English language and allow and foster the honest debate and exchange of opinions on anything vaguely related to Poland and Polish - positive, negative and/or neutral! This discussion group is not an open-to-all public message board. Membership is by invitation only and therefore given that a fairly limited number of people have full access, it is more of a community blog than a straightforward forum. This application system was brought in to lessen the amount of spam and nonsensical and commercial posts made by casual visitors and off-topic and offensive posts left by a disruptive minority. To ask a one-off question about Poland or respond to comments made on this board without a password just email us and provided it is at least halfway sensible, we'll post it on the board for all to see and current members will try to respond! All opinions and views expressed on this site are solely those of their respective authors and are not necessarily those of anyone else! Links: Polish Language and Translation Forum; Factbook Poland; Photographs of Poland; Polish Translation; A Town in Poland; Map; Apply for the Poland and Polish Forum Password
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