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1 Article by: Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk

Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk is a Polish feminist activist and member of parliament for Lewica (the Left).

Poland’s Massive Pro-Choice Protests Can Change the Whole Political Agenda

In recent days, Poland has seen its biggest protests in decades, with strikes and demonstrations against the harshened abortion ban. As MP Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk tells Jacobin, the movement is a lightning rod for frustrations at the country’s hard-right government — and can finally put women’s hardships at the center of the political agenda.