Published October 27, 2020
Hundreds of people gathered at the Polish embassy in Þórunnartún last night to protest the new abortion law in Poland, Indicator reported. A new ruling by the Polish Constitutional Court bans abortion in almost all cases, save a select few: rape, incest and when the mother’s life is in danger.
The protest took place peacefully and participants wore masks and held signs. The video below from Twitter shows them walking the streets of Reykjavík later:
#jebacpis #StrikeKobiet #ToJestWojna in Reykjavík ?? pic.twitter.com/rdxxsNFeIV
– Michał Drewienkowski (@MDrewienkowski) October 26, 2020
The Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, commented on the development in a tweet of her own: “Deep concern about recent developments in Poland regarding women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. Gender inequality around the world. We must continue to uphold gender equality and women’s rights and express ourselves when we see that these rights are being violated, “she wrote.
Poland’s abortion legislation is one of the strictest in Europe. The BBC estimates that 100,000 Polish women travel to other countries each year to have abortions.
Source: The Nordic Page