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Mar 14 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#BREAKING: Today, Polish human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska was convicted by a district court in Warsaw for providing abortion medication to a domestic violence survivor in 2020. She has been sentenced to 8 months of community service. #JakJustyna
Poland bans abortion under almost all circumstances, making it one of the hardest places to access abortion in Europe. Anyone who provides abortion care or helps someone to obtain an abortion can be prosecuted under Polish law.
Wydrzyńska’s conviction sets a dangerous precedent for the targeting of human rights defenders in Poland who are working to advance reproductive rights and challenge Poland’s de facto ban on abortion.
Last year, the Center for Reproductive Rights presented an amicus brief to the court in Wydrzyńska's case.

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