Doctors cashing in on abortion
21st May 2011
© Karol Piechocki/Reporter
Despite claims that thousands of illegal abortions are performed each year, campaigners still don't want to see laws relaxed
Doctors in Poland are secretly pocketing over PLN 260 mln a year from illegal abortions, a scathing new report claims.
The study compiled in UK journal ‘Reproductive Health Matters’ by Warsaw academic Agata Chelstowska shows that from the estimated 150,000 illegal abortions carried out in Poland annually, doctors could be earning a collective PLN 261 mln per year.
And the doctors are happy to keep it that way by ensuring the restrictive laws stay in place so they can continue cashing in on the booming illegal business.
“The private trade in abortions is flourishing, with abortion providers advertising openly in newspapers. We are talking about a vast, untaxed source of income ...
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