Poland rejects abortion proposal

I was waiting at a tram stop after a long day of work at the church's office. Next to me stood a young woman with her daughter, who was about six years old. They spoke Ukrainian with a mixture of Russian. That was nothing extraordinary; we hear Ukrainian and Russian everywhere in Poland now.

Poland’s abortion law has been tightened in January 2021. That brings anger and uncertainty in the country. Crowds of people took to the streets to protest but without success. For the Roman Catholic Church, however, is the current situation a long-cherished wish come true.

Women’s rights groups have seen an increase in the demand for abortion pills since the war broke out in Ukraine. The pills should make safe abortion possible for Ukrainian women who became pregnant while fleeing the war. However, these pills prove ineffective.