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October 28, 2020

Poland Protesters Denounce Court Ruling Banning Nearly All Abortions
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In Poland, protests continue following a constitutional court ruling
last week that banned almost all forms of abortion, tightening
anti-choice laws that were already among the most restrictive in Europe.
Demonstrators took to the streets Tuesday, blocking public transit and
streets in one of Warsaw's richest neighborhoods.

Protester: "The truth is that there is going to be a chain of illegal,
underground abortions now, which means that a lot of them will be
conducted in inhumane conditions, completely devastating conditions."

Meanwhile, lawmakers opposing the near-total ban on abortion led a
protest inside the Polish Parliament Tuesday, wearing T-shirts and masks
with a lightning bolt symbol representing the Women's Strike movement.


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