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Women are protesting in Poland for free access to legal abortions
Activists say the bills are only token gestures and warn they are unlikely to survive a veto from conservative President Karol Nawrocki.
- On Thursday, women planned street demonstrations in more than 20 Polish cities to protest the lack of access to free and legal abortion, accusing Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government of failing to fulfill campaign promises.
- Poland maintains some of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws, which were tightened in 2020 under the Law and Justice government, banning abortions of fetuses with congenital defects.
- Activists from the Abortion Dream Team argue the government's promises act as 'disinformation,' noting that while hospitals performed 573 abortions in early 2026, most procedures occur illegally outside the healthcare system.
- Parliament passed two bills on Tuesday aimed at easing abortion rules, yet these measures remain likely to be vetoed by President Karol Nawrocki, leaving current restrictions in place.
- Zofia Marcinek of the Abortion Dream Team dismissed the legislation as 'token gestures,' arguing the liberal government seeks election support next year while knowing the veto is inevitable.
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The protesters claim that the government opened the debate on the occasion of the upcoming elections just to gain the favor of women.
·Marousi, Greece
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In Poland, thousands of people have demonstrated for the right to abortion.
·Germany
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Hundreds of women demonstrated in front of the Polish parliament in Warsaw, despite heavy rain.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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In 28 Polish cities there was a demonstration for the liberalisation of the abortion law. Women's organisations accuse the liberal-conservative government of Tusk of inaction. By Palina Milling.
·Hamburg, Germany
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