⁍ Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called on Tuesday for an end to mass protests over abortion rights.

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⁍ He said those attending were disregarding ‘massive risks’ from the resurgent coronavirus pandemic.

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⁍ Five days of nationwide protests have followed a ruling that amounts to a near-total ban on abortion in the predominantly Catholic nation.

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– Poland’s prime minister has called for an end to mass protests over the country’s near-total ban on abortion, saying those attending were disregarding “massive risks from the resurgent coronavirus pandemic.” Five days of nationwide protests have followed a ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal last week that amounts to a near-total ban on abortion in the predominantly Catholic nation, reports Reuters. Once the decision goes into effect, pregnancy termination will only be legal in Poland in the case of incest, rape, or a threat to the mother’s health. The court said abortion due to foetal abnormalities, the only other case for legal termination in Poland until now, was unconstitutional. “These outbursts we are seeing in the streets should absolutely not be taking place. We will oppose any acts of aggression decisively,” said Mateusz Morawiecki.