Tireless fight for access to safe abortion
Poland’s abortion legislation has been among the most restrictive in Europe. Abortions are only permitted on two grounds: when the pregnancy endangers the life or health of the pregnant woman and when it is the result of a rape or incest. While the mere possession or self-management of abortion-inducing medicines is not a crime in Poland, any person or doctor who helps pregnant women to obtain an abortion outside the limited grounds permitted by law is liable to sanctions of up to three-years in prison. The anti-abortion movement is growing and there is a need for better protection of people who are defending the right to abortion and providing essential services. They are increasingly being stigmatized, intimidated, attacked and subjected to unjust prosecutions, making their work difficult and dangerous to carry out. In this episode, Carine Weiss talks to Justyna Wydrzyńska about the right to abortion and her conviction for aiding in helping a woman get an abortion in 2021, about the fears, stigma and misunderstandings around medical induced abortion pills in the first trimester of a pregnancy.
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