Women protest in Poland for free abortion access
Women are protesting in Poland for access to free and legal abortion services. Poland's abortion laws are among the most restrictive in Europe. The parliament passed measures this week aimed at forcing hospitals to treat women in the limited situations where abortions are legal. But protest organizers dismiss them as token gestures because the liberal prime minister knows they'll be vetoed by the conservative president.
Abortions remain common in Poland, but the vast majority are carried out illegally, by women at home, using pills obtained from other countries.
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