Doctors Let Woman Die Rather Than Harm Her Fetus
A Polish woman died because doctors kept refusing to treat her colon condition. The reason: they were worried she might miscarry.
An Immovable Feast
[Warsaw, June 3. Image via AP]
Memorial Day
[Krakow, April 18. Image via Getty]
Polish Feminist, Parliamentarian and LGBT Rights Advocate Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka Mourned After Crash
Among the dead in yesterday's plane crash in Russia that claimed the lives of 96 Poles was outspoken feminist and LGBT rights advocate Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka, a former deputy prime minister who remained a member of the Sejm, the Polish Parliament.
Space Oddities
[London, December 10. Image via Getty]
Icon Undressed
She may be famous for her smile, but some inhabitants of Warsaw seem more interested in the Mona Lisa's other assets. We have no idea what this billboard is advertising, but take a gander after the jump (NSFW). [Copyranter]
Nothing's Shocking
[Warsaw, October 5. Image via Getty]
Continental Drift
[Poznan, Poland; August 25. Image via Getty]
Denial Is Not Just A River In Egypt
Magdalena Kwiatkowska is suing the Egyptian hotel where her 13-year-old daughter stayed, claiming her daughter was impregnated by "stray" sperm in the pool, not a boy. I've a bridge in Brooklyn to sell Kwiatkowska when she wins! [Above The Law]
He Knows, But He's Not Saying
- Obama's finally decided on a running mate! He's just not going to tell you who, though, so there. He says it's someone without a big ego, so Karen Tumulty thinks it isn't Biden, CNN's confirmed it's not Sam Nunn, and I wonder where on Earth he found a politician without a huge ego. [Associated Press, Time, CNN] …
Polish Baby Factory Is Open For Business • Date Rape Drugs May Be Banned In UK
A surrogate "baby factory" has
opened in Poland where 37 young women are ready to give birth to babies for couples unable to conceive for roughly $22,000 a child. • An 84-year-old Nigerian man with 86 wives taking so many partners, but he was granted his power to "control" and "heal" women by God, so, you know,…
This Week There Were A Lot Of Pregnant Teens Up In Here
- This week we discussed matters of national importance. Like threesomes.
- Michelle Obama and the role of a first lady actually are matters of national importance. But omg her dresses are purdy!
- Michelle doesn't wear short shorts. Chuck Bass wears short shorts!
- A bunch of idiot teenagers in Gloucester, Mass made a…
14-Year-Old Polish Rape Victim Now Caught In Abortion Rights Battle
A girl known only as "Agata" in the press has been caught in the mire of a choice controversy in Poland. 14-year-old Agata was raped by a schoolmate, and she became pregnant from the single encounter. The Irish Times reports that Agata was "covered in bruises" when she came home from the assault, and after a…
A Polish man had a totally Twin Peaks moment when he visited a brothel and found out his wife was one of the employees. He told the Polish tabloid Super Express: "I was dumbfounded. I thought I was dreaming." Marginally less disturbing than finding your daughter at the whorehouse you frequent, but still pretty…
