Polish Activist Convicted for Providing Illegal Abortion Pills

A Polish activist, Justyna Wydrzynska, has been sentenced to eight months of community service for illegally helping another woman to have an abortion. Abortion has been almost completely banned in Poland and providing help can now fetch up to three years in prison. Ms Wydrzynska, who works with Abortion Dream Team, sent a package of abortion pills to a pregnant woman when she found out that she was in an abusive relationship. The woman involved had planned to travel to a clinic in Germany to terminate her pregnancy, but was unable to travel when a Covid-19 lockdown was imposed. Ms Wydrzynska will appeal against the verdict.