Now playing Next Poland Poland: Eleventh day of anti-government, pro-abortion protests Marches were held in several Polish cities on Sunday despite coronavirus restrictions, and followed a 100,000-strong protest in Warsaw on Friday. 02/11/2020
Now playing Next View Poland's highest court has legalised the torture of women. We will fight back for our rights ǀ View The Constitutional Court has ruled that the value and rights of Polish women are still up for debate. But women will not stop fighting for our rights to safe abortions and make decisions about our bodies. 31/10/2020
Now playing Next Poland Watch: Thousands of demonstrators protest Poland's near abortion ban A decision last week by the country's constitutional court banned virtually all abortions, sparking a week of protests. 30/10/2020
Now playing Next Poland Poland's president appears to backtrack on abortion view amid protests A recent ruling by the country's constitutional court banned virtually all abortions, sparking a week of protests. 29/10/2020
Now playing Next Poland Poland deploys riot police as pro-abortion protests spread NGOs have condemned the use of riot police officers and the military and accused law enforcement of using excessive force against peaceful protesters. 28/10/2020
Now playing Next Poland Row as Polish leader says 'defend churches' from pro-abortion protests "We must defend Polish churches, we must defend them at every price," Jaroslaw Kaczynski said, drawing condemnation from the opposition who accused him of "inciting civil war." 28/10/2020
Now playing Next Poland Poland protesters tussle with police after abortion ruling "Throwing in the topic of abortion and holding a pseudo-tribunal on it in the middle of a raging pandemic is more than cynicism. This is political villainy," said former Polish PM and President of the European Parliament Donald Tusk. 22/10/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Legal action in Italy after mothers' names marked on foetuses' graves An investigation in Italy is trying to establish why the names of the mothers who had their foetuses aborted were engraved on crosses without their consent. 14/10/2020
Now playing Next Spain Spanish government wants to repeal parental consent rule for abortions It would allow 16 and 17-year-olds to terminate a pregnancy without getting consent from their parents. 08/10/2020
Now playing Next world news European nations see small drop in support for abortion rights Despite the decline, the overwhelming majority of people in most European nations support the right to abortion. 19/08/2020
Now playing Next View Women’s safety, protection and freedom is at stake in Poland | View "If things continue on this path, Poland will be unrecognisable, compared with other EU countries," writes Caroline Hickson, regional director at the International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network. 26/06/2020
Now playing Next Poland Polish MPs vote to delay controversial abortion & sex education bills "It is shameful that parliamentarians did not reject these two retrogressive proposals unequivocally," said Amnesty International Poland. 16/04/2020
Now playing Next Poland Poland holds virtual protests against abortion bill during lockdown Amnesty International say that laws on abortion and sex education "must not be rushed through under cover of COVID-19". 14/04/2020
Now playing Next Poland Polish MPs set to debate abortion ban while lockdown prevents protest Mass protests helped stop a near-total abortion ban in 2016. This time, amid the coronavirus lockdown, that option is not available. 12/04/2020
Now playing Next no comment Abortion activists clash in Colombia Pro- and and anti-abortion activists rallied in Colombia after a court failed to rule whether to allow abortion in the first three months of a pregnancy. 03/03/2020
Now playing Next View McConnell will keep trying to limit abortion until voters end the GOP's majority ǀ View Yes, you read that right: The GOP wanted to jail doctors who perform abortions. The bills, if they had become law, would have allowed judges to sentence doctors to up to five years in prison. Yes, this is happening in the United States. Yes, you should be outraged. 27/02/2020
Now playing Next no comment Thousands of women rally for abortion to be legalised in Argentina Latin America has some of the strictest abortion laws in the world, say activists. 20/02/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Women's relief as abortion decriminalised in Northern Ireland The British province lifted restrictions on abortion and a ban on same sex marriage on Monday at midnight. 24/10/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Northern Ireland legalises abortion and same-sex marriage Northern Ireland legalises abortion and same-sex marriage. 21/10/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Malta Migration Meeting: 'Solidarity a la carte is not workable' Italy, Malta, France, and Germany are meeting in Valletta to find a temporary solution to relocating migrants rescued at sea, but a more permanent mechanism to deal with migration flows is not on the menu for talks. 24/09/2019
