Lithuania considers abortion ban

[Honey]

...because it worked out so well for Nicaragua?!
A few Lithuanian readers wrote in to let us know that the Lithuanian Parliament, under intense pressure from the Catholic church, is considering an abortion ban. Though I had a hard time finding English-language links on the subject, here's a letter from a pro-choice member of the Lithuanian Parliament, and here's a brief interview about the proposed ban.
Reader Julija writes,

Womens rights activists, local feminists and 110 members of the European Parliament have signed a letter to the Lithuanian Parliament appealing to MPs to reject the proposed legislation, yet it's hasn't been effective and there's a serious threat for women and the whole society. As you might know, abortions currently are illegal in three countries of the European Union (Malta, Ireland and Poland). As the example of Poland shows, women are forced to go to other countries of EU, while low income women are simply left with no choice.

Again -- and this is worth repeating -- laws like this only succeed in banning abortion for low-income women. Wealthy women in Lithuania will still be able to meet their reproductive health needs elsewhere in the EU.
Yesterday, according to Julija, the Lithuanian Parliament reportedly met to discuss the "pro-life experience" in Poland, presumably to determine what Lithuanian women have to look forward to? I wonder if they had any Polish women testify about their "pro-life experiences" with back-alley abortion? Because their stories are pretty horrifying.

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[Charlotte]

Ugh, well Lithuania is overwhelmingly Catholic, and i expected this at some point.

If this goes through i shall feel very ashamed of my country.

[sputnik]

assholes. i think the EU should impose sanctions on its members that pass laws banning abortions. poland sucks and i guess lithuania is on its way to becoming a little poland. you know a country has it wrong when bush starts touting it as the 'new europe'.

[mella]

So back to abortions on the kitchen table and dirty wires (or whatever is handy)