People across Poland vowed to go on strike Wednesday as part of a nationwide campaign to protest a court ruling banning abortion in cases of congenitally damaged fetuses. The nationwide strike comes amid a deepening standoff between angry crowds who have been taking to the streets over the ruling and Poland’s deeply conservative government, which has vowed not to back down. AdvertisementIn actions previously unthinkable, women entered churches Sunday to disrupt Masses, confronted priests with obscenities and spray-painted church buildings. AdvertisementOn Sunday, members of some far-right groups and soccer fans surrounded churches to defend them, in some cases provoking skirmishes with protesters and police. AdvertisementNewsletter Breaking News Get breaking news, investigations, analysis and more signature journalism from the Los Angeles Times in your inbox.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 28, 2020 14:21 UTC