In Poland, the mobilization continues in favor of the right to abortion
In the demonstration in Warsaw on October 26, 2020. Slawomir Kaminski / Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
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It was in Poland the 5th day in a row this Monday of demonstrations across the country to protest against the decision of the Constitutional Court last Thursday: the latter decided to ban abortion due to a serious malformation of the fetus in Poland, which has already an extremely restrictive law.
This Monday, thousands of demonstrators blocked several cities in the country, such as Warsaw where medical students organized a blockade in the center.
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Sarah Bakaloglou
On this roundabout in downtown Warsaw, police sirens mix with horns and protesters' slogans.
On the front line, Ada, a student in a white coat, came to demonstrate for the first time: “
I want to work in pediatrics and neonatology.
So I will see these mothers, cry in front of their sick children, I will see them.
And I don't want them to suffer.
Women are going to die.
Quite simply.
Women are going to die.
And I don't want that.
"
Many of his medical comrades are present on the road this Monday, bus and tram drivers greet them while a little further on, a car accelerates and forces the roadblock, without causing injuries.
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In the crowd, Claudia, who does not intend to stop there: “
I think that if our government does not wake up, the situation will get worse and in the future, it will become dangerous in Warsaw.
People are angry.
Right now we're just walking the streets, but I don't know what we'll do next week.
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This Tuesday, new blockades are planned in the country, before a strike Wednesday.
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