By Pawel Sobczak and Marcin Goettig WARSAW (Reuters) – Following protests by tens of thousands of women, Polish lawmakers on Thursday rejected plans for a near-total ban on abortion, in a hastily arranged vote that marks the first major domestic setback for the conservative government. The ruling Law and Justice party (PIS) unexpectedly withdrew its support for draft proposals drawn up by an independent anti-abortion campaign group after an unscheduled parliamentary committee meeting late on Wednesday. “PiS continues to back the protection of life,” party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a devout Catholic, told parliament.
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Polish parliament rejects near-total abortion ban after protests