Editorial photo #6134454 Social Issue

Countrywide Strike Against Near-total Abortion Ban

A woman in a dress inspired by the dystopian Netflix series "Handmaid's Tale" is seen taking part in a demonstration in Warsaw, Poland on October 28, 2020. In reaction to last week's ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal banning resulting in a near-total ban on abortions in Poland women across the country have been called to go on strike on Wednesday. Today's strike marks the 7th consecutive day of pro-choice protests against the right-wing, Law and Justice controlled government with it's close ties to the Catholic church. Poland's de facto leader and head of the Law and Justice party Jaroslaw Kaczynski has called on nationalist vigilantes to defend churches "at every price" furthering already simmering divisions in the country. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)