Friday, September 25, 2009
Polish Court Awards Damages Against Catholic Magazine for Vilifying Polish Woman Who Sought Abortion
BBC News: Award for Poland abortion woman:
A Polish court has awarded $11,000 (7,400 euros) in damages to a woman likened to a child killer by a Catholic magazine for wanting an abortion.
The article also compared abortion to the experiments of Nazi war criminals at Auschwitz.
Alicja Tysiac had been warned by doctors when she became pregnant that she could go blind if she had her baby.
But she was denied an abortion - illegal in most cases in Poland - and her eyesight subsequently deteriorated.
(By the way, how about this article's headline? "Abortion woman?")
See also: Catholic News Agency: Catholic weekly in Poland fined for questioning 'award' granted to woman who sought illegal abortion.
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/reproductive_rights/2009/09/polish-court-awards-damages-against-catholic-magazine-for-vilifying-polish-woman-who-sought-abortion.html