4 - year - old ▁girl ▁in ▁Lub lin , ▁P ., ▁from ▁her ▁right ▁to ▁an ▁abort ion . ▁The ▁other ▁pla int iff ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁S ., ▁her ▁mother , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁P . ▁had ▁become ▁pre gn ant ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Polish ▁law ▁allows ▁abort ion ▁if ▁the ▁pre gn ancy ▁is ▁the ▁consequence ▁of ▁a ▁criminal ▁act . ▁In ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁law , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁P . ▁received ▁a ▁certificate ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁pro sec utor ▁att est ing ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁get ▁an ▁abort ion ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁four teen , ▁and ▁sexual ▁inter course ▁with ▁min ors ▁below ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifteen ▁is ▁a ▁crime . ▁P . ▁and ▁S . ▁went ▁to ▁two ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁Lub lin ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁abort ion ▁performed , ▁but ▁the ▁hosp it als ▁refused . ▁A ▁gy ne colog ist ▁at ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁hosp it als ▁brought ▁her ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁without ▁asking ▁her ▁permission , ▁and ▁the ▁priest ▁ur ged ▁her ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁abort ion . ▁Following ▁an ▁argument ▁with ▁S ., ▁the ▁gy ne colog ist ▁refused ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁abort ion . ▁Hospital ▁officials ▁issued ▁a ▁press ▁release ▁about ▁the ▁case , ▁following ▁which ▁P .' s ▁situation ▁was ▁nation ally ▁deb ated . ▁After ▁her ▁case ▁became ▁public ly ▁known , ▁P . ▁was