Currently, abortion is illegal in this predominantly Catholic country except in cases of rape, incest, if the life of the mother is in danger, or in cases of severe foetal deformities. Polish legislators are considering a bill that would ban abortion and make getting or performing an abortion a punishable offence. Pro-abortion groups have raised support for a bill which would legalise abortion on demand up to twelve weeks’ gestation. They claim that restricting abortion and punishing doctors who perform abortions and women who get abortions force women to choose between giving birth to an unwanted baby or going to jail. Their pro-abortion bill has gained about 215,000 signatures. Meanwhile, this spring a pro-life bill was introduced. It is citizen-led, and has collected about 450,000 signatures of support. The new bill, if signed into law, would make abortion illegal in all cases except when the life of the mother is endangered.