LVIV, Ukraine ― Last week, Poland’s ruling government, the Law and Justice party, or PiS, rejected a proposal to ban abortion, but not before black-clad Poles, who donned the color in symbolic mourning of the potential loss of their reproductive rights, took to the streets across the country in a revolt against its rightward surge. The peaceful protests culminated in a nationwide strike, with thousands of women from across 60 Polish cities estimated participating.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. …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
