Tens of thousands of Polish women and men have taken to the streets in protest at the verdict, regardless of the risk to their own safety in the middle of the pandemic (Photo: Spacerowiczka)

Poland's assault on women's rights is just the beginning

EU Political

Opinion

by Irene Donadio, Brussels,

Last week, Poland's Constitutional Tribunal imposed a virtual ban on Polish women's access to abortion care.

This massive blow to the rule of law and to citizens' rights was carried out by what Donald Tusk has rightly labelled a pseudo-tribunal, the legitimacy of which is disputed by Poland's own people and by Europe.

The court underwent changes back in 2016 when the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS), and president Andrzej Duda...

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Irene Donadio is head of strategy and partnership at the International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network.

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Tens of thousands of Polish women and men have taken to the streets in protest at the verdict, regardless of the risk to their own safety in the middle of the pandemic (Photo: Spacerowiczka)