The Polish parliament has begun debating proposals that would implement a total ban on abortion, despite already having some of Europe’s most restrictive laws. <br /><br /> Currently pregnancy terminations in Poland are only allowed in cases of rape, incest or if the mother or baby have serious health problems. <br /><br /> The Catholic Church supports the proposals, which would also see sex eduction curbed, but the ruling Law and Justice party, fearful perhaps of a public outcry, appears reluctant to give its full backing. <br /><br /> If adopted on Friday the new law could see doctors who perform abortions, and women who undergo the medical procedure, jailed for five years. <br /><br /> It would also put Poland in a group of eight states in the world, including El Salvador, Guatemala and the Vatican.<br />
