Poland has some of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws,
but the ruling PiS party wants to tighten them further still. This would put Poland at odds with international
law. "Stop tightening abortion laws," read the red hand-shaped signs that
protestors in Poland carried on Friday as they marched through the
streets of Warsaw and other Polish cities to protest the ruling conservative government's initiative to tighten abortion laws. Currently, abortion is only allowed in the case of risk to the mother's life or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
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Black Friday: Thousands in Poland Protest Against Stricter Abortion Laws
Poland has some of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws, but the ruling PiS party wants to tighten them further still. This would put Poland at odds with international law. "Stop tightening abortion laws," read...
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