Polish citizens protest against the new abortion law – while civil society itself becomes ever more divided

Akudo McGee

Polish citizens protest against the new abortion law – while civil society itself becomes ever more divided

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Abstract

Enraged by Poland’s new abortion law, thousands of protestors filled the streets in late October. Many protests were organised by liberal civil society organisations, yet, argues Akudo McGee, it is precisely through civil society that the government has been able to exert its anti-liberal agenda

Original language	English
Publisher	The Loop - European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2020

Keywords

Abortion
Catholicism
civil society
political protest
reproductive rights
Poland
social movements

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