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world news Diamars 7 Juni 2022

Poland, with near-total abortion ban, to record pregnancies

WARSAW, Poland (AP) lems or even death by avoid-
— The government of Po- ing prenatal care, Lempart
land, where a near-total fears.
abortion ban is in place, Lempart also worries that in-
faced accusations Monday formation gained by police
of creating a "pregnancy could be shared with state
register" as the country media to harm people's repu-
expands the amount of tations.
medical data being digi- She already knows how that
tally saved on patients. can happen. In 2020, Lem-
part tested positive for CO-
Women's rights advocates VID-19, and the information
and opposition politicians was reported by state televi-
fear women face unprece- sion even before she got her
dented surveillance given the results.
conservative views of a ruling Poland — a predominantly
party that has already tight- Catholic country — bans
ened what was one of Eu- abortion in almost all cases,
rope's most restrictive abor- with exceptions only when a
tion laws. woman's life or health is en-
They fear the new data could dangered or if the pregnancy
be used by police and prose- results from rape or incest.
cutors against women whose For years, abortion was al-
pregnancies end, even in lowed in the case of fetuses
cases of miscarriage, or that with congenital defects. That
women could be tracked by exception was struck down
the state if they order abor- by the constitutional court in
tion pills or travel abroad for 2020.
an abortion. man, Wojciech Andrusie- X-rays or certain medicines. "Being pregnant means that In practice, Polish women
"A pregnancy registry in a wicz, sought to allay con- "Nobody is creating a preg- police can come to you any seeking to terminate their
country with an almost com- cerns, saying only medical nancy register in Poland," he time and prosecutors can pregnancies order abortions
plete ban on abortion is ter- professionals will have ac- told the TVN24 all-news sta- come to you to ask you ques- pills or travel to Germany, the
rifying," said Agnieszka Dzi- cess to the data, and that the tion. tions about your pregnancy," Czech Republic and other
emianowicz-Bk, a left-wing changes are being made at But Marta Lempart, the lead- Lempart said. countries where the proce-
lawmaker. the recommendation of the er of a women's rights group, The new system means many dure is allowed. While self-
The matter gained attention European Union. Women's Strike, said she does Polish women will now avoid administering abortion pills
Monday after Health Minis- The effort, he said, is meant not trust the government to the state medical system dur- is legal, helping someone else
ter Adam Niedzielski signed to improve the medical treat- keep information on wom- ing their pregnancies, with is not.
an ordinance Friday expand- ment of patients, including en's pregnancies from the po- wealthier women seeking Activist Justyna Wydrzyska
ing the amount of informa- if they seek treatment else- lice and prosecutors. She told private treatment or travel- is facing up to three years in
tion to be saved in a central where in the 27-member The Associated Press that ing abroad, even for prenatal prison for helping a victim
database on patients, includ- EU. In the case of pregnant police in Poland are already care. of domestic violence access
ing information on allergies, women, he said this will help questioning women on how Meanwhile, poorer women abortion pills. Amnesty In-
blood type and pregnancies. doctors immediately know their pregnancies end, tipped in Poland will face an in- ternational says it is the first
The health ministry spokes- which women should not get off by disgruntled partners. creased risk of medical prob- such case in Europe.

Cyprus to UN: Turkey seeks full control of breakaway north

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — to eventually annex break- and Turkish speaking sectors ways been dependent on constitute a direct threat to
Cyprus will lodge a com- away northern Cyprus. have led nowhere. Turk- Turkish economic aid, the the will, identity, culture, way
plaint with the United "I will proceed with the com- ish Cypriots fault a Greek peace group United Cyprus of life and heritage of Turkish
Nations over Turkey's new plaint again with the United Cypriot denial to equitably Now says this deal compels Cypriots," the group said.
financial assistance deal Nations relative to the airport share power in a federated Turkish Cypriots to intro- The leader of the leftist op-
with breakaway Turk- which ... in essence is being Cyprus. Greek Cypriots fear duce measures curbing free- position Republican Turkish
ish Cypriots that demon- integrated and considered a a Turkish Cypriot insistence dom of speech, making it Party Tufan Erhurman called
strates Ankara's "complete Turkish airport," Anastasiades for Turkish military inter- easier for Turkish citizens to the deal a "protocol for the
control" over them, the said. "Secondly, (financial) vention rights, a permanent buy up property and cedes abandonment of the will" of
president of the ethnically protocol clearly demonstrates Turkish troop presence and more power to religious au- Turkish Cypriots to govern
divided island nation said Ankara's complete control of veto power for the minority thorities. "These measures themselves.
Monday. the Turkish Cypriots." Turkish Cypriots.
Turkish officials reportedly Citing the failed peace talks,
President Nicos Anastasia- said the designation aims Ankara and hardline Turkish
des, a Greek Cypriot, told to make flights to and from Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar
state broadcaster CyBC that northern Cyprus cheaper. say the only feasible way now
he would also include in the Turkish Cypriots declared in- to break the deadlock is an
protest letter Turkey's move dependence in the island na- accord based on two sover-
to designate the Turkish Cy- tion's northern third nearly a eign states — something that
priots' unrecognized, main decade after Turkey invaded Greek Cypriots reject as for-
airport as a domestic flight in 1974 following a coup by malizing permanent partition
route, effectively turning it supporters of union with of the Mediterranean island.
into a Turkish one. Greece. Only Turkey recog- Many Turkish Cypriots are
Many liberal Turkish Cypri- nizes the Turkish Cypriots' up in arms over the financial
ots fear that both the financial independence. Numerous agreement, about 240 mil-
deal and the airport designa- rounds of U.N.-facilitated lion euros worth of grants
tion are the clearest signals talks over nearly a half centu- and loans this year, or about a
yet that Turkey's President ry to reunify Cyprus as a fed- third of annual revenues.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants eration composed of Greek Although the north has al-