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““The legal basis for the suspension are doubtful and the presence of the police on the tribunal grounds caused a strong escalation of political emotions on both sides,” said Maciej Nowicki of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights in Poland.”

“Thousands of people have protested in more than 20 towns and cities across Poland, calling for access to free and legal abortion services.”

“Most abortions are performed secretly Since 1993, legal abortions have been allowed in Catholic Poland only in cases of severe fetal abnormality, risk to the mother's life and health, or the pregnancy being a result of rape or incest.”

“Poland’s lower house of parliament has approved two bills aimed at loosening a near-total ban on abortions, in what campaigners have described as a “small-scale step” ahead of protests calling on the government to fulfil its promises to overhaul the country’s…”

“Described as the first of its kind in democratic Poland, it offers a safe space for people to consult on abortion options or receive support while they take the pill.”