Polish Anti-Abortion Regulations Opponent Called Country Breaker By Poland's Deputy Prime Minister

Anti-abortion protesters in Poland (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - The Polish government is defending efforts to tighten abortion laws in the country. This policy then sparked protests from thousands of people. Meanwhile the leader of Poland's ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski accused the demonstrators of trying to destroy the country and called on his supporters to "protect Poland."

Tens of thousands of female-dominated demonstrators took to the streets in many Polish cities. They also called for a national strike on Wednesday October 28 in protest at the high court's decision to ban almost all abortion processes.

Meanwhile Kacznski, who is the deputy prime minister of Poland, called for resistance to the protesters who rejected the rule. He called the demonstrators criminals. This certainly increases the potential for division in Poland.

"This is the only way we can win this war," Kaczynski was quoted as saying by The New York Times.

This statement came when the protests had been rolling for six days. The protest took place in the Roman Catholic church, with a sit-in in the church while lifting their jackets high, worrying about the dangers of abortion.

A group of women wearing long red dresses and white hats. They tried to raise the spirit of women and made their way to the cathedral church and down the aisle among the supporters of the ruler.

The demonstrators described this government movement as using an authoritarian style. This is because the prohibition on abortion was made by a court ruling that ignored the appeal request.

Anti-abortion legislation

The ruling party has pursued legislation banning abortion in 2016 and 2018 in parliament. However, it was rejected nationally.

But today 29 October, Poland's constitutional court finally issued a decision to institute regulations that tighten the practice of abortion. This regulation is even considered the strictest abortion regulation in Europe.

The law prohibits abortions that are caused by abnormalities in the fetus. It is one of the reasons for the most abortions in Poland.

Yet according to Women's Strike, the organizer of the protest, she argued that forcing a woman to give birth to a fetus with severe disabilities would result in physical and mental suffering throughout her life. Therefore, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, protesters continued to carry out their actions.