Like the global outpouring of assistance following an earthquake or other natural disaster, women around the world have come together in response to a constitutional court ruling that has effectively banned abortion in Poland, which already had one of Europe’s harshest abortion laws.
Solidarity protests have been held outside Polish embassies and consulates across Europe – including in Berlin, Kiev, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Manchester, Oslo, Reykjavik, Rome, Stockholm and Tallinn.
There have also been demonstrations in Bali, Chicago, Dublin, Edinburgh, Edmonton (Canada), Geneva, Guadalajara and Tenerife. Some, including in Cambridge, UK, have been organised by Polish women living abroad.
