The draft law that went before Poland's parliament earlier in October called for women who had abortions to be punished with a five-year prison term. Doctors found to have assisted in an abortion would have also been liable for jail time.
Likumprojekts arī paredzēja, ka gan ārstiem, kas būs izraisījuši "ieņemta bērna nāvi", gan sievietēm, kas veikušas abortu, draudēs cietumsods.