The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Poland violated a woman’s privacy by forcing her to seek an abortion abroad due to unclear legal procedures following a 2020 ruling. A woman from Krakow, who discovered her fetus had a severe genetic disorder at 15 weeks, was denied a legal abortion at home, prompting her to travel to the Netherlands. The court ordered Poland to pay nearly $19,000 in damages, highlighting concerns over the country’s Constitutional Court’s composition and the impact of its restrictive abortion laws.