While the demonstrations did result in the termination of the proposed abortion ban, the Polish political divide within the traditionally right and more center-leaning parties remains strong. Michal Fludra/Getty Images Women protest in response to a proposed bill to ban abortion in Poland, in Gdansk, Poland, on October 3, 2016. The laws under investigation include those of freedom of the press, as well as many others that the commission sees as consolidating government power under the ruling party. Although the country already has one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe, some believe it isn’t restrictive enough. At the same time, a proposal to soften the already strict abortion law was immediately dismissed, an imbalance that continues to frustrate some Poles.

Source: Huffington Post October 12, 2016 12:00 UTC