Europe
Polish Leader Faces Protest Over Failure to Soften Abortion Law
- Protesters intent on keeping abortion at top of the agenda
- Prime minister says his task is now to stop coalition collapse
A woman holds up a placard reading "Abortion on Demand" during a demonstration of women and pro choice activists in front of the Polish Parliament in Warsaw on July 23.
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Polish women have taken to the streets against one of Europe’s strictest abortion laws in the latest challenge to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, whose long-awaited attempts to loosen restrictions have floundered just seven months into his term.
More than a thousand people protested outside the Sejm, or parliament building, in Warsaw on Tuesday where they were faced off by a small number of conservative activists.