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October 23, 2020

Poland's Highest Court Outlaws Almost All Abortions
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Poland's highest court has declared almost all forms of abortion
unconstitutional, tightening anti-choice laws that were already among
the most restrictive in Europe. Protesters marched on the Constitutional
Tribunal in Warsaw Thursday just after the court's ruling.

Joanna Maraszek: "What the government is doing to us today is not only
taking away our women's rights, but also our human rights. For the first
time, we can confidently say that in Poland we have the worst abortion
law in Europe."

Following Thursday's ruling, Poland will only allow abortions in cases
of rape, incest or a threat to the pregnant person's health and life.


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