The District Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk has launched an investigation into suspected illegal pregnancy terminations at a local hospital. The proceedings, initiated by a notification from the Life and Family Foundation, involve at least seven abortion cases. Investigators are verifying whether the procedures were performed in accordance with current regulations, particularly concerning fetuses that may have reached viability outside the mother's body.

Official Investigation Launched

The District Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk is investigating the legality of at least seven abortion procedures performed at a Gdańsk hospital.

Notification by Life and Family Foundation

The proceedings were initiated by Kaja Godek, accusing the medical facility of performing illegal procedures on viable fetuses.

No Personal Charges

The investigation is in the in rem phase, meaning it examines the act itself, not specific individuals from the medical staff.

Dispute Over Documentation

The hospital previously refused to provide information about the procedures, citing medical confidentiality and personal data protection.

The District Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk has officially confirmed the initiation of preparatory proceedings regarding suspected commission of the crime of illegal abortion. The investigation focuses on the activities of one Gdańsk hospital, where at least seven pregnancy termination procedures raising legal doubts have reportedly taken place recently. The notification in this case was filed by the Life and Family Foundation, led by activist Kaja Godek. According to media reports, this organization had long demanded detailed explanations from the facility, but the hospital management refused to provide them, citing the protection of patients' sensitive data and medical confidentiality. The main point of interest for investigators is determining whether statutory grounds permitting abortion existed in the examined cases. Particular controversy surrounds information that some procedures involved unborn children who had already reached a gestational age allowing survival outside the womb. The prosecutor's office has secured medical documentation and plans to appoint experts to assess the validity of decisions made by medical staff. At the current stage, proceedings are conducted „in rem”, meaning no criminal charges have been filed against anyone. The hospital maintains its position that all medical procedures were performed diligently and in full compliance with current law. Since 2021, following the publication of the Constitutional Tribunal's ruling, Poland has had one of Europe's most restrictive anti-abortion laws, eliminating the grounds of severe and irreversible fetal impairment. This case causes strong polarization of public opinion and is seen as another stage in the fight over the interpretation of life protection regulations. A key element of the investigation will be verifying whether doctors abused the grounds of threat to the mother's mental health, which after 2020 became a common basis for legal pregnancy termination. Women's organizations warn of a „chilling effect” that may discourage doctors from saving patients' health for fear of criminal consequences. Meanwhile, pro-life groups argue that the hospital's lack of transparency and the nature of the performed procedures require absolute intervention by law enforcement agencies to protect unborn life.

Perspektywy mediów: Liberal media, such as OKO.press, point to the harassment of medical staff by prosecutors and radical anti-abortion organizations led by Kaja Godek. Conservative media, including Nasz Dziennik and Niezalezna.pl, emphasize suspicion of killing viable children and the hospital concealing facts.

Mentioned People

  • Kaja Godek — Pro-life activist, leader of the Life and Family Foundation, who filed the notification to the prosecutor's office.