Poland Pushed Through An Abortion Ban & THe Women Of The Country Are Not Having It [View all]
“What's the latest on the protests?
The organisers said many firms had agreed to let women employees take the day off in a protest inspired by a women's strike in Iceland in 1975 and resembling another Polish demonstration held in 2016.
But with no reliable figures available it was impossible to say how widespread the strike was, the BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw reports.”
w.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54716780
“Abortion Rights Protests Paralyze Poland
"The nationwide demonstrations are a challenge to the ruling Law and Justice Party and the Catholic Church”
Protests in Poland against the constitutional court decision to further restrict abortion rights enter their sixth day today with no end in sight"
Today’s protests follow widespread action on the streets of more than 150 Polish cities on Monday. In the capital, Warsaw, demonstrators shut down traffic through the city, flooding major intersections at rush-hour and chanting for the right-wing government to step down.”
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/27/abortion-rights-protests-paralyze-poland/
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