‘Death of women’s rights’: Thousands march in Poland to protest planned blanket abortion ban
‘Thousands of Poles took to the streets of Warsaw to protest a controversial law that would introduce a complete ban on abortion in the country. Many of the demonstrators were dressed in black.
Hundreds of women could be heard shouting “My body, my affair!” according to Radio Poland. Meanwhile, some of those attending the demonstration unveiled placards which read “We are saddened to inform you of the death of women’s rights.”
Speakers at the rally said planned legislation that would make abortion illegal even for women who are victims of incest or rape or whose lives were endangered by a pregnancy would be “barbaric.”’
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