Abortion rights: An open wound in many European countries

Poland already had one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe, and is on the verge of tightening it even further. But a closer look at other European countries shows the trend does not go towards liberalisation either, while at EU level, the European Commission is legally unarmed.

It is estimated that around 100,000 Polish women travel abroad each year, according to a statement by UN experts, often to neighbouring Germany or Czech Republic, where terminations are much easier to obtain. [Shutterstock/Magdalena kluczny]

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