Third day of protests over Polish abortion ban

Thousands marched in cities across Poland in the third day of protest against a near-total ban on abortion.

The demonstrators object to Thursday’s legal ruling that an existing law allowing the abortion of malformed foetuses was “incompatible” with the constitution.

Protesters chanted “Freedom, equality, women’s rights!” and plan further action tomorrow when they intend to disrupt traffic.

Opponents want a referendum on the right to abort malformed foetuses. From now on, abortions will only be allowed in instances of rape, incest or if there is a threat to the woman’s life.