Abortion law in Poland

In Poland, police have used pepper spray against hundreds of people protesting against the country's top court ruling that makes abortions in cases of foetal defects unconstitutional. We get reaction from Polish women.

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(Photo: People block a street near the house of Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski during a protest against imposing further restrictions on abortion law in Warsaw Credit: Jedrzej Nowicki/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS)