Thousands of Poles have taken to the streets again in recent weeks, in protest against the introduction of new legislation effectively banning abortion. It follows last October’s constitutional court ruling that outlawed abortions in the case of foetal abnormalities. According to the ruling, which cannot be appealed, the only remaining circumstances for a Polish woman to end a pregnancy legally in her home country are in cases of rape, incest or health risk. On today's podcast Róisín speaks to three women about the dire situation in Poland: Julia Marciniak, a Polish activist living in Ireland, Iwonna Kowalska, a Warsaw-based member of the Polish Grannies protest group, and Alibhe Smyth, a longtime LQBTQ+ and abortion campaigner here in Ireland. https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/poland/

Source: The Irish Times February 08, 2021 15:22 UTC