- Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli, one of the most successful cross-country skiers in the history of this sport, spoke on the judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal regarding abortion
- The Olympic champion strongly criticized the decision that abortion for serious fetal defects was unconstitutional. “Polish women are slowly adapting to the only legitimate role of incubators,” she said in an interview with Sport.pl
- Many comments have appeared under her posts on social media. Also the offensive ones. Kowalczyk-Tekieli announced that he would take legal action
- More such stories can be found on the Onet.pl home page
A lot of comments appeared under her Facebook post, not only this but also the following ones. As usual, opinions were divided. Some people supported the position of Kowalczyk-Tekieli, and others strongly protested.
In one of them we read: “… you >> woman << it has already got completely confused in this head (…) But I am ashamed for you Egoist! You think that when you removed the living divine being, they must all do it ?! "
This is a reference to the difficult situation for Kowalczyk a few years ago, when she miscarried and lost her child. It was a difficult time for our runner because she was struggling with depression at the time.
It did not take long for Kowalczyk-Tekieli to respond to the person writing such a comment.
“Enough of these vile lies and slander. If I do not officially apologize, tomorrow I will report this nasty deceitful person to the prosecutor’s office. It is mean meanness, but there are paragraphs for slander. You are absolutely zero” – wrote Kowalczyk-Tekieli.
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Our ex-excellent skier also referred to the protests that took hold of the entire country after the decision of the Constitutional Court in an interview with Wilkowicz.
– It’s a matter of conscience. In a country where 90 percent of the population declares that they are Catholics, we don’t have to apply such bans? Today’s medicine allows the fetus to be examined in the very early stages of pregnancy. Why not use the knowledge that is used by the entire civilized world? It’s terrible that we go back in time. That someone usurped the right to make the most important decisions for us, without giving any support in return. I am absolutely not surprised by the protests and the lack of consent – she said.
The Constitutional Court decided on the issue of abortion. Inconsistent with the Constitution
Abortion when there is a high probability of severe and irreversible impairment of the fetus or an incurable disease that threatens its life is inconsistent with the Constitution, ruled the Constitutional Tribunal According to the Constitutional Tribunal, such a premise was eugenics. The Tribunal examined the case at the request of a group of 119 PiS and Confederation MPs.
– Art. 4a sec. 1 point 2 of the Act of 7 January 1993 on family planning, protection of the human fetus and conditions for the admissibility of termination of pregnancy (…) is inconsistent with Art. 38 in connection with Art. 30 in connection with Art. 31 sec. 3 of the Constitution – reads the operative part of the judgment read out by the President of the Constitutional Tribunal, Julia Przyłębska.
The Constitutional Tribunal heard the case as a full bench. The chairman of the adjudicating bench was the president of the Constitutional Tribunal, Julia Przyłębska, and the rapporteur – Judge Justyn Piskorski.
The application contested the provision that an abortion is permissible when prenatal tests or other medical reasons indicate a high probability of a severe and irreversible impairment of the fetus or an incurable life-threatening disease, and a provision clarifying this regulation. It says that in such cases, termination of pregnancy is allowed until the fetus is able to live independently outside the pregnant woman’s body.
The Constitutional Tribunal, while arguing today’s ruling, indicated that allowing the possibility of abortion due to disease or damage to the fetus was eugenics. Eugenics is a concept that was introduced back in the 19th century. It refers to selective breeding to improve species from generation to generation. The negative connotations of the concept of eugenics are mainly related to eugenics used by the Nazis.
Abortion in Poland. Applicable rules
The Act on family planning, protection of the human fetus and conditions for termination of pregnancy, in force since 1993, allows for an abortion in three cases – when pregnancy poses a threat to the life or health of a woman, there is a high probability of severe and irreversible impairment of the fetus or an incurable disease that threatens its life or when the pregnancy resulted from a prohibited act.
In the first two cases, termination of pregnancy is acceptable until the fetus is able to live independently outside the mother’s body; in the case of a prohibited act – if no more than 12 weeks have elapsed from the beginning of pregnancy.
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