Women drive their car with a "Women's Strike" banner in protest against the Polish Parliament to debate new limits on abortion and sexual education in Warsaw, Poland April 14,2020. Human Rights Watch, one of the world's largest human rights groupings accused the Polish government of taking advantage of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak lockdown to debate new abortion laws. Maciek Jazwiecki/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish lawmakers are to debate a proposal to tighten already restrictive abortion rules on Wednesday, while rights activists protested on social media as coronavirus limits public gatherings.
Abortion rights are a contentious issue in Poland, one of Europe's most devout nations, with the nationalist ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party keen to burnish its conservative credentials despite considerable public opposition to further restrictions.
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