Poland Abortion(01 of28)
Open Image ModalPolish women shout slogans while raising a hanger, the symbol of illegal abortion, during a nationwide strike and demonstration to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Polish women are waging a nationwide strike with workers and students boycotting their jobs and classes and housewives refusing to do housework. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Poland Abortion(02 of28)
Open Image ModalPolish women shout slogans during a nationwide strike and demonstration to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Polish women are waging a nationwide strike with workers and students boycotting their jobs and classes and housewives refusing to do housework. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
POLAND-ABORTION/(03 of28)
Open Image ModalA woman shouts slogans as she takes part in an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration \"Black Protest\" in front of the Parliament in Warsaw, Poland October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo (credit:Kacper Pempel / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/(04 of28)
Open Image ModalA woman observes thousands of people during an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration to protest against plans for a total ban on abortion in front of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland October 3, 2016. Agencja Gazeta/Slawomir Kaminski/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND. (credit:Agencja Gazeta / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/(05 of28)
Open Image ModalA woman holds a placard in an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration to protest against plans for a total ban on abortion in front of the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (credit:Kacper Pempel / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/UKRAINE(06 of28)
Open Image ModalActivists take part in a rally to support Polish women protesting against a ban of abortion, in front of the Polish embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (credit:Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/(07 of28)
Open Image ModalA woman gestures as people gather in an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration to protest against plans for a total ban on abortion in front of the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) headquarters in Warsaw, Poland October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel TEMPLATE OUT (credit:Kacper Pempel / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/(08 of28)
Open Image ModalWomen gesture as people gather in an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration to protest against plans for a total ban on abortion in front of the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) headquarters in Warsaw, Poland October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel TEMPLATE OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Kacper Pempel / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/(09 of28)
Open Image ModalA woman whistles and holds placard with words \"In the name of mother and daughter\" as people gather in an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration to protest against plans for a total ban on abortion in front of the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) headquarters in Warsaw, Poland October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (credit:Kacper Pempel / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/(10 of28)
Open Image ModalA woman looks on as people gather in an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration to protest against plans for a total ban on abortion in front of the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) headquarters in Warsaw, Poland October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (credit:Kacper Pempel / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/(11 of28)
Open Image ModalWomen shout slogans as they gather in an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration to protest against plans for a total ban on abortion in front of the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) headquarters in Warsaw, Poland October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel TEMPLATE OUT (credit:Kacper Pempel / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/(12 of28)
Open Image ModalA woman gestures as people gather in an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration to protest against plans for a total ban on abortion in front of the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) headquarters in Warsaw, Poland October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel TEMPLATE OUT (credit:Kacper Pempel / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/(13 of28)
Open Image ModalPeople gather in an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration to protest against plans for a total ban on abortion in front of the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) headquarters in Warsaw, Poland October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel TEMPLATE OUT (credit:Kacper Pempel / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/BRUSSELS(14 of28)
Open Image ModalA demonstrator holds a sign to protest against a proposed parliament bill to completely ban abortion in Poland, in front of EU institutions in Brussels, Belgium, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (credit:Francois Lenoir / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/BRUSSELS(15 of28)
Open Image ModalA demonstrator wears a shirt to protest against a proposed parliament bill to completely ban abortion in Poland, in front of European institutions in Brussels, Belgium, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (credit:Francois Lenoir / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/BRUSSELS(16 of28)
Open Image ModalA demonstrator displays a hanger to protest against a proposed parliament bill to completely ban abortion in Poland, in front of EU institutions in Brussels, Belgium, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (credit:Francois Lenoir / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/(17 of28)
Open Image ModalPeople take part in an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration \"Black Protest\" in front of the Parliament in Warsaw, Poland October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel TEMPLATE OUT (credit:Kacper Pempel / Reuters)
POLAND-ABORTION/(18 of28)
Open Image ModalA woman looks on as she takes part in an abortion rights campaigners\' demonstration \"Black Protest\" in front of the Parliament in Warsaw, Poland October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (credit:Kacper Pempel / Reuters)
Poland Abortion(19 of28)
Open Image ModalWomen gather at the Castle Square in a nationwide âBlack Mondayâ strike to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Massive protests were held in the rain in the streets of Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw and elsewhere across the largely Catholic nation led by a conservative government. The placard reads: We don\'t live in a dictatorship country. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Poland Abortion(20 of28)
Open Image ModalWomen carry a reproduction of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting, Mona Lisa, symbolizing femininity, as thousands of protesters gather at Castle Square during a nationwide âBlack Mondayâ strike to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Massive protests were held in the rain in the streets of Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw and elsewhere across the largely Catholic nation led by a conservative government. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Poland Abortion(21 of28)
Open Image ModalWomen gather at the Castle Square in a nationwide âBlack Mondayâ strike to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Massive protests were held in the rain in the streets of Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw and elsewhere across the largely Catholic nation led by a conservative government. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Poland Abortion(22 of28)
Open Image ModalA sea of thousands of umbrellas of women and men participating in a nationwide âBlack Mondayâ strike to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion, in downtown Castle Square is pictured in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Massive protests were held in the rain in the streets of Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw and elsewhere across the largely Catholic nation led by a conservative government. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Belgium Poland Abortion(23 of28)
Open Image ModalPolish women protest against a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion in Poland, during a demonstration near EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Many women in Poland took to the streets on Monday, boycotting their jobs and classes as part of a nationwide strike protesting a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Belgium Poland Abortion(24 of28)
Open Image ModalPolish women protest against a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion in Poland, during a demonstration near EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Many women in Poland took to the streets on Monday, boycotting their jobs and classes as part of a nationwide strike protesting a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Poland Abortion(25 of28)
Open Image ModalPolish women shout slogans while raising a hanger, the symbol of illegal abortion, during a nationwide strike and demonstration to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Polish women are waging a nationwide strike with workers and students boycotting their jobs and classes and housewives refusing to do housework. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Poland Abortion(26 of28)
Open Image ModalPolish women shout slogans during a nationwide strike and demonstration to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Polish women are waging a nationwide strike with workers and students boycotting their jobs and classes and housewives refusing to do housework. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Poland Abortion(27 of28)
Open Image ModalPolish women shout slogans during a nationwide strike and demonstration to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Polish women are waging a nationwide strike with workers and students boycotting their jobs and classes and housewives refusing to do housework. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Poland Abortion(28 of28)
Open Image ModalPolish woman shout slogans and raise hangers, the symbol of illegal abortion, during a nationwide strike and demonstration to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Polish women are waging a nationwide strike to protest a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion, with workers and students boycotting their jobs and classes and housewives refusing to do housework. Some businesses and restaurants are also closed on what is being called \"Black Monday,\" an expression of outrage against a proposal to further restrict an abortion law that is already one of the most limited in Europe. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)