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Woman's death sparks fresh abortion law protests in Poland
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Protesters paid tribute to a woman they believe is the first victim of Poland's near-total abortion ban.
They placed candles in front of the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw, which issued a ruling last year that led to the tightening of what was already one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws.
The unnamed woman was admitted to hospital because her foetus lacked amniotic fluid. But rather than perform an abortion, doctors waited for the foetus to die, according to Jolanta Budzowska, a lawyer specialising in medical malpractice. The mother later died.
Some of the protesters on Monday were seen wearing red garbs reminiscent of those worn by characters in “The Handmaid’s Tale”, a book-turned TV show about a repressive regime that uses
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