Poland& #39;s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that abortions due to birth defects - which make up 98% of all legal terminations in Poland - are unconstitutional.

The decision has prompted protests by women& #39;s rights groups, but was welcomed by the president https://notesfrompoland.com/2020/10/22/constitutional-court-ruling-ends-almost-all-legal-abortion-in-poland/">https://notesfrompoland.com/2020/10/2...
Protesters against the abortion ruling outside the governing party& #39;s headquarters
"The civilisation of life has won," says a government minister, celebrating a ruling that almost all abortions in Poland are unconstitutional.

He says Spartans also believed "there was no place for disabled children" but now "only their ruins remain" https://twitter.com/mwojcik_/status/1319274826398195714">https://twitter.com/mwojcik_/...
In front of Jarosław Kaczyński& #39;s house there are two police cordons and the area is closed to the public https://twitter.com/PBalinowski/status/1319396829512011777">https://twitter.com/PBalinows...
Police have used tear gas against protesters, says opposition MP @AgaBak https://twitter.com/AgaBak/status/1319405919575379974">https://twitter.com/AgaBak/st...
Police using tear gas against protesters outside ruling party leader Jarosław Kaczyński& #39;s house in Warsaw (via journalist @MarcinTerlik)
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