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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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VANESSA GERA | Associated Press

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

Women’s rights activists protest against Poland’s strict anti-abortion law outside the top constitutional court in Warsaw in January. (Czarek Sokolowski / AP)

WARSAW, Poland — The government of Poland, where a near-total abortion ban is in place, is facing accusations that it’s creating a pregnancy register as the country expands the amount of medical data being digitally saved on patients.

Women’s rights advocates and opposition politicians fear that women will face unprecedented surveillance given the conservative views of a ruling party in Poland that has tightened what already was one of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws.

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