"My body, my choice".
In Poland, several thousand people demonstrated this Friday evening in the streets of Warsaw to cry out their anger, following the entry into force of a controversial judgment practically banning abortion.
In accordance with the wishes of the ruling ultra-Catholic right-wing coalition, this judgment prohibits the voluntary termination of pregnancy in the event of fetal abnormalities.
From now on, any abortion is prohibited in Poland except in cases of rape or incest or when the mother's life is in danger.
Less than 2,000 abortions per year
Poland, a predominantly Catholic country, has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. Today, there are less than 2,000 legal abortions per year in Poland, according to official data. Feminist organizations also estimate that around 200,000 abortions are performed illegally or abroad each year. The government says the new ban will end "eugenic abortions", referring to the abortion of fetuses diagnosed with Down's syndrome, but according to many human rights organizations, this measure will force women to abort. lead unviable pregnancies. The tribunal's decision was handed down in October, but the government delayed its formalization amid mass protests that quickly adopted much broader anti-government slogans.
