An activist in Poland was convicted on Tuesday for helping a pregnant woman access abortion pills as a legal case in the US attempts to ban access to medical abortion altogether. In countries where reproductive rights are already under threat, abortion pills can provide discreet access to safe terminations, but legal battles are blocking access to the medicine.
Activist Justyna Wydrzynska was sentenced to eight months of community service on Tuesday after Polish courts found her guilty of helping another woman to have an abortion.
