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Poland shows the risks for women when abortion is banned

By Katrin Bennhold and Monika Pronczuk
New York Times·
14 mins to read

Poland's abortion ban has had many unintended consequences. One is that doctors are sometimes afraid to remove foetuses or administer cancer treatment to save women's lives.

It was shortly before 11pm when Izabela Sajbor realized the doctors were prepared to let her die.

Her doctor had already told her that her foetus had severe abnormalities and would almost certainly die in the womb. If it made it to term, life expectancy was a year, at most. At 22 weeks pregnant,

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