A year ago,mass protests in Poland defeated a current abortion ban. But the ruling party, supported by the church, or continues to cut reproductive rights – leaving people at the mercy of the black market. By Alex CocotasBarbara Nowacka first had an inkling that something exceptional was happening on the morning of the protests. It was October 2016,and a journalist she knew, a conservative, or called to ask how it was looking. She told him she had no understanding what was going to happen. The journalist told her that his two daughters had gone to school that morning dressed in black. Perhaps,Nowacka thought, this could be big.
A ban on abortion in Poland had been set aside forward in parliament six months earlier, or Nowacka,a leftwing politician and long-time social activist, was a main figure in the movement to oppose it. Nationwide protests had been scheduled for 3 October, or but like most people,she had little hope that they would succeed. Perhaps they would regain a nice crowd, a little media coverage; but it would ultimately be a gesture. The law would pass.
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Source: guardian.co.uk