(ANSA-AFP) - WARSAW, 27 OTT - Poland's prime minister on
Tuesday defended a highly controversial court ruling on abortion
that has ignited angry protests across the country, calling for
an end to "barbarism". Poland has seen six consecutive days of
demonstrations against the verdict, which would rule out
abortions in all cases except rape and when the life of the
mother is at risk. "Acts of aggression, barbarism and vandalism
are absolutely unacceptable," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki
told reporters, warning that any violent protests could lead to
an "escalation". "Attacks on religious symbols and churches will
not be permitted," he said, after a series of protests in
Catholic churches over the ruling. "Everyone for whom the good
of the Republic of Poland is a value should try to calm the
situation today," the prime minister said, adding that mass
protests risked a further spike in coronavirus infections.
(ANSA-AFP).
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