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People take to the streets of Warsaw on International Women's Day to protest the controversial near-total abortion ban passed last year which sparked harsh criticism and mass demonstrations across the country. IMAGES
Thousands protest for a third consecutive night in Warsaw and other parts of Poland after the country's right-wing government implemented a court ruling imposing a near-total ban on abortion. Protesters have defied coronavirus restrictions and sub-zero temperatures to rally after the controversial judgement was given legal force on Wednesday 27 January 2021. IMAGES
Demonstrators hit the streets of Warsaw after a controversial Polish court ruling that imposes a near-total ban on abortion came into force, sparking nationwide protests that have brought thousands into the streets despite coronavirus restrictions. The move means that all abortions in Poland will be banned except in cases of rape and incest, or when the mother's life or health are considered to be at risk. IMAGES
Demonstrators hit the streets of Warsaw as a controversial Polish court ruling that imposes a near-total ban on abortion comes into force. The move means that all abortions in Poland will now be banned except in cases of rape and incest and when the mother's life or health are considered to be at risk. IMAGES
Poles take to the streets of Warsaw on International Women's Day to demand free access to contraceptives. Although pro-Western parties managed to oust the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government in October 2023 elections, women are voicing anger and frustration over delays in changing the laws on women's reproductive rights. The PiS's eight-year rule saw access to abortion, in-vitro fertilisation and emergency contraception tightened. IMAGES
"This constitutional revision will make this tragedy irreversible for the weakest members of society," says Marie-Lys Pellissier, spokesperson for the "March for Life", at an anti-abortion rights demonstration of about fifty activists near Port-Royal as the Senate prepared to vote on enshrining abortion in the Constitution. IMAGES