Poland’s government has banned terminations of pregnancies with foetal defects. Under the new rules, abortion will be permitted only in cases of rape and incest, and when the patient’s life or health is in danger.

Volunteers on the National Sexual Assault Hotline work both over the phone and via web chat at the offices of the U.S.'s largest anti-sexual violence organization, the Rape Abuse Incest National Network, in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2018. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan

Volunteers on the National Sexual Assault Hotline work both over the phone and via web chat at the offices of the U.S.'s largest anti-sexual violence organization, the Rape Abuse Incest National Network, in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2018. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan

Volunteers on the National Sexual Assault Hotline work both over the phone and via web chat at the offices of the U.S.'s largest anti-sexual violence organization, the Rape Abuse Incest National Network, in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2018. Picture taken January 12, 2018. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan

Volunteers on the National Sexual Assault Hotline work both over the phone and via web chat at the offices of the U.S.'s largest anti-sexual violence organization, the Rape Abuse Incest National Network, in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2018. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan

Volunteers on the National Sexual Assault Hotline work both over the phone and via web chat at the offices of the U.S.'s largest anti-sexual violence organization, the Rape Abuse Incest National Network, in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2018. Picture taken January 12, 2018. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan

Volunteers on the National Sexual Assault Hotline work both over the phone and via web chat at the offices of the U.S.'s largest anti-sexual violence organization, the Rape Abuse Incest National Network, in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2018. Picture taken January 12, 2018. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan

A stone and stick used for breast ironing are seen on a stool outside survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa's home in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. The stick is mainly used as for preparing food. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

Survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa holds a stick used for breast ironing over a fire for a demonstration at her home in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. The stick is mainly used as for preparing food. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

A stick used for breast ironing is seen on a fire at survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa's home in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. The stick is mainly used as for preparing food. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

A stone and stick used for breast ironing are seen on a stool outside survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa's home in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. The stick is mainly used as for preparing food. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivor of breast ironing Anne-Simone Ngueti, 28, sits in the courtyard of her family home in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivor of breast ironing Anne-Simone Ngueti, 28, sits in the courtyard of her family home in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

A stone used for breast ironing is seen on a fire at survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa's home in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. The stone is mainly used as a mortar for preparing food. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivor of breast ironing Mick-Sophie Anne (R), 31, speaks to fellow survivor Julie Ndjessa, 28, at Mick-Sophie's house in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. The two women now educate other women on the dangers of the practice. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivor of breast ironing Mick-Sophie Anne, 31, peels an orange for sale at a stall at a bus station in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. Mick-Sophie had her breasts ironed by her mother at the age of 10 and now educates other women and girls on the dangers of the practice. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivors of breast ironing Mick-Sophie Anne, 31 (L) and Julie Ndjessa, 28, walk at an alley-way near Mick-Sophie's house in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. The two women now educated other women on the dangers of the practice. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivor of breast ironing Mick-Sophie Anne, 31, poses for a picture with her mother, Priscille Dissake (L), 46, and her daughter Grace, 2, in their house in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. Mick-Sophie had her breasts ironed by her mother at the age of 10. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Priscille Dissake, 46, sits at the kitchen table in her house in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. Dissake ironed her daughter Mick-Sophie Anne's breasts when Mick-Sophie hit puberty at age 10. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa (L), 28, sets the table before breakfast while her mother Genevieve watches in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. Julie Ndjessa, whose breasts were ironed by her mother when she was 16, now gives weekly education session about breast ironing and rape to teenage girls in the family living room. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: HEALTH EDUCATION)

Survivor of breast ironing Mick-Sophie Anne (L), 31, poses for a picture with her mother, Priscille Dissake, 46, and her daughter Grace, 2, in their house in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. Mick-Sophie had her breasts ironed by her mother at the age of 10. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

A girl braids her friend's hair on a street after a weekly education session about breast ironing and rape by survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Genevieve Ndjessa gestures in front of her house in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. Genevieve's daughter Julie Ndjessa, whose breasts were ironed by her mother when she was 16, now gives weekly education session about breast ironing and rape to girls in their family living room. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa (L) prays with girls after a weekly education session about breast ironing and rape in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

A boy sits on a couch as a girl listens during a weekly education session about breast ironing and rape by survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa at Ndjessa's family home in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: HEALTH EDUCATION)

Girls play a clapping game during a weekly education session about breast ironing and rape by survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa at Ndjessa's family home in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: HEALTH EDUCATION)

Girls braid each other's hair on a street after a weekly education session about breast ironing and rape by survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa (bottom, L) plays a clapping game with girls during a weekly education session about breast ironing and rape in her family living room in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Girls listen during a weekly education and counselling session about breast ironing and rape by survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa at Ndjessa's family home in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture take November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Girls play a clapping game during a weekly education session about breast ironing and rape by survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa at Ndjessa's family home in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa (R) speaks to teenage girls about breast ironing and rape during a weekly education session in her family living room in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa (C) speaks to teenage girls about breast ironing and rape during a weekly education session in her family living room in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa (standing) speaks to teenage girls about breast ironing and rape during a weekly education session in her family living room in Douala, Cameroon, November 3, 2013. New government research shows that 'breast ironing,' where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Representative Nicole Collier votes in favor of an amendment to extend legal abortions in cases of incest and rape as the House of Representatives meets to vote on legislation restricting abortion rights in Austin, Texas July 9, 2013. The state House could vote on the bill as early as Tuesday, two weeks after Democratic state Senator Wendy Davis filibustered for 11 hours to prevent passage of the legislation. Davis's tactic forced Republicans to start over in the state legislature their effort to pass a ban on most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and toughen regulations for abortion clinics. REUTERS/Mike Stone (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY CRIME LAW)

Representative Senfronia Thompson (C) listens to questions with other representatives regarding her proposed amendment to allow abortion as late as twenty-four weeks in cases of incest and rape as the House of Representatives meet to vote on legislation restricting abortion rights in Austin, Texas July 9, 2013. The state House could vote on the bill as early as Tuesday, two weeks after Democratic state Senator Wendy Davis filibustered for 11 hours to prevent passage of the legislation. Davis's tactic forced Republicans to start over in the state legislature their effort to pass a ban on most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and toughen regulations for abortion clinics. REUTERS/Mike Stone (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY CRIME LAW)

The house of Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children in the cellar, is pictured in the village of Amstetten June 21, 2013. The cellar is being sealed off with concrete, much to the relief of neighbours keen to forget one of Austria's most horrific crimes. Fritzl, was sentenced in 2009 to life imprisonment in a special unit for the criminally insane for incest, rape, coercion, false imprisonment, enslavement and for the negligent homicide of one of his infant sons. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

The house of Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children in the cellar, is pictured in the village of Amstetten June 21, 2013. The cellar is being sealed off with concrete, much to the relief of neighbours keen to forget one of Austria's most horrific crimes. Fritzl, was sentenced in 2009 to life imprisonment in a special unit for the criminally insane for incest, rape, coercion, false imprisonment, enslavement and for the negligent homicide of one of his infant sons. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

The house of Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children in the cellar, is pictured in the village of Amstetten June 21, 2013. The cellar is being sealed off with concrete, much to the relief of neighbours keen to forget one of Austria's most horrific crimes. Fritzl, was sentenced in 2009 to life imprisonment in a special unit for the criminally insane for incest, rape, coercion, false imprisonment, enslavement and for the negligent homicide of one of his infant sons. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

The house of Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children in the cellar, is pictured in the village of Amstetten June 21, 2013. The cellar is being sealed off with concrete, much to the relief of neighbours keen to forget one of Austria's most horrific crimes. Fritzl, was sentenced in 2009 to life imprisonment in a special unit for the criminally insane for incest, rape, coercion, false imprisonment, enslavement and for the negligent homicide of one of his infant sons. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Building materials stand in the garden of the house of Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children in the cellar, in the village of Amstetten June 21, 2013. The cellar is being sealed off with concrete, much to the relief of neighbours keen to forget one of Austria's most horrific crimes. Fritzl, was sentenced in 2009 to life imprisonment in a special unit for the criminally insane for incest, rape, coercion, false imprisonment, enslavement and for the negligent homicide of one of his infant sons. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW CITYSPACE)

A concrete tank stands in the garden of the house of Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children in the cellar, in the village of Amstetten June 21, 2013. The cellar is being sealed off with concrete, much to the relief of neighbours keen to forget one of Austria's most horrific crimes. Fritzl, was sentenced in 2009 to life imprisonment in a special unit for the criminally insane for incest, rape, coercion, false imprisonment, enslavement and for the negligent homicide of one of his infant sons. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW CITYSPACE)

A concrete tank stands in the garden of the house of Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children in the cellar, in the village of Amstetten June 21, 2013. The cellar is being sealed off with concrete, much to the relief of neighbours keen to forget one of Austria's most horrific crimes. Fritzl, was sentenced in 2009 to life imprisonment in a special unit for the criminally insane for incest, rape, coercion, false imprisonment, enslavement and for the negligent homicide of one of his infant sons. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW CITYSPACE)

The garden of the house of Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children in the cellar, is filled with building materials, in the village of Amstetten June 21, 2013. The cellar is being sealed off with concrete, much to the relief of neighbours keen to forget one of Austria's most horrific crimes. Fritzl, was sentenced in 2009 to life imprisonment in a special unit for the criminally insane for incest, rape, coercion, false imprisonment, enslavement and for the negligent homicide of one of his infant sons. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA)

A road sign is pictured in St. Peter am Hart August 26, 2011. An 80-year old Austrian is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two mentally handicapped daughters over a 40-year period. The man, who lives in in St. Peter am Hart near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

District governor Georg Wojak reacts during a news conference on an incest case, at his office in Braunau am Inn August 26, 2011. A 80-year old Austrian is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two mentally handicapped daughters over a 40-year period. The man, who lives in in St. Peter am Hart near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS)

District governor Georg Wojak reacts during a news conference on an incest case, at his office in Braunau am Inn August 26, 2011. A 80-year old Austrian is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two mentally handicapped daughters over a 40-year period. The man, who lives in in St. Peter am Hart near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS HEADSHOT)

District governor Georg Wojak reacts during a news conference on an incest case, at his office in Braunau am Inn August 26, 2011. A 80-year old Austrian is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two mentally handicapped daughters over a 40-year period. The man, who lives in in St. Peter am Hart near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS)

AUSTRIA-INCEST/ - Map of Austria locating the village of St Peter am Hart where a newly revealed case long-term incest and imprisonment case has shocked the nation. RNGS. (SIN02)

AUSTRIA-INCEST/ - Map of Austria locating the village of St Peter am Hart where a newly revealed case long-term incest and imprisonment case has shocked the nation. RNGS. (SIN02)

A general view of the house of the man who is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two daughters over a 40-year period is pictured in St. Peter am Hart in Upper Austria province, August 25, 2011. The 80-year-old Austrian, who lives near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

A general view of the house of the man who is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two daughters over a 40-year period is pictured in St. Peter am Hart in Upper Austria province, August 25, 2011. The 80-year-old Austrian, who lives near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

The letter box of a the house of the man who is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two daughters over a 40-year period is pictured in St. Peter am Hart in Upper Austria province, August 25, 2011. The 80-year-old Austrian, who lives near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

A news video camera is positioned in front of the house of a man who is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two daughters over a 40-year period in St. Peter am Hart in Upper Austria province, August 25, 2011. The 80-year-old Austrian, who lives near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW MEDIA)

The back door of the house of a man who is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two daughters over a 40-year period is pictured in St. Peter am Hart in Upper Austria province, August 25, 2011. The 80-year-old Austrian, who lives near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

The house of a man who is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two daughters over a 40-year period is pictured in St. Peter am Hart in Upper Austria province, August 25, 2011. The 80-year-old Austrian, who lives near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

The house of a man who is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two daughters over a 40-year period is pictured in St. Peter am Hart in Upper Austria province, August 25, 2011. The 80-year-old Austrian, who lives near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

A man takes a picture of the house of a man who is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two daughters over a 40-year period in St. Peter am Hart in Upper Austria province, August 25, 2011. The 80-year-old Austrian, who lives near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

A prison building is pictured in Ried im Innkreis August 25, 2011. An 80-year old Austrian who is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two daughters over a 40-year period, is kept in prison in Ried according to Austrian news Agency. The man, who lives in St. Peter am Hart near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

A prison window is pictured in Ried im Innkreis August 25, 2011. An 80-year old Austrian who is suspected of having imprisoned, beaten and sexually abused his two daughters over a 40-year period, is kept in prison in Ried according to Austrian news Agency. The man, who lives in St. Peter am Hart near the northern town of Braunau some 250 km (155 miles) west of Vienna, kept the women locked in a small kitchen with only a wooden bench as a bed, police said. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)