Inside Europe: Anger over Poland's proposed abortion ban
Julian Berner, WarsawJune 23, 2016
In predominantly Catholic Poland, protests are mounting against a planned toughening of what is already one of Europe's strictest abortion laws. Right now, only rape victims, women whose health is in jeopardy and those whose foetuses are found to be deformed, are allowed to terminate their pregnancies. But the country's conservative government and the church are pushing for a total abortion ban.