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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Weronika Strzyżyńska

Polish woman is first activist to face trial for violating strict abortion law

Women's rights activists with a sign reading ‘Abortion Without Borders’ protesting against Poland's strict anti-abortion law outside the top constitutional court, in Warsaw
Activists with a sign reading ‘Abortion Without Borders’ protesting against Poland’s strict anti-abortion law at the constitutional court in Warsaw in January. Photograph: Czarek Sokołowski/AP

The first pro-choice activist to be charged in Poland for breaking the country’s strict abortion law by providing miscarriage-inducing tablets to a pregnant woman is due to face trial next week.

Justyna Wydrzyńska, from the Polish group Aborcyjny Dream Team (ADT), is charged with illegally aiding an abortion and faces up to three years in prison if she is found guilty.

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