While France has become the first country globally to enshrine the right to abortion in its Constitution, Poland still has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe.
However, numerous women terminate pregnancies at home with the assistance of pills that are mailed from abroad. The traditionally Catholic nation’s parliament recently held a long-awaited debate on liberalizing the country’s strict abortion law.
It’s a well-documented fact that treating reproductive care as a luxury does not reduce abortions, it simply drives women to seek unsafe abortions. @Popagandagr interviewed feminists and activists about the current law and the much-needed changes.
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