Warsaw - The Polish Catholic Church has taken the lead in the campaign against the ex-communist SLD - which is expected to sweep parliamentary elections on September 23rd - by issuing a strong anti-abortion message.
In a letter read in churches yesterday, Poles were advised not to vote for a "party that has an ideological continuity with the communist party that has announced . . . the intention of re-enacting a law authorising for social reasons the killing of an unborn baby".
The SLintends to repeal a 1997 law, passed by the current AWS-Solidarity government with strong support from the Church, which permits abortion only in cases of rape or incest, where the foetus is deformed or mother's life in danger.