Members of Poland's lower house of parliament attend the first reading of a bill introduced by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party that calls for an overhaul of the Supreme Court in Warsaw, Poland June 18, 2017. Agencja Gazeta/Slawomir Kaminski/via REUTERS

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland’s lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to start a debate on a bill that the opposition said would erode judges’ independence.

Amid loud opposition chants of “shame, disgrace”, the parliament, where the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has a majority, voted to start debating a bill that calls for an overhaul of the Supreme Court.