Women in Poland protest alleged police hostility against patient who took abortion pill

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of women in Poland have protested outside police stations to oppose the allegedly ruthless way officers treated a woman who had taken an abortion pill. The protests on Tuesday in Krakow, Warsaw and some other cities were intended to show solidarity with the woman and to condemn police shaming practices. The woman, identified publicly only as Joanna, has told Polish media outlets that police surrounded her and searched her belongings as she was preparing for an obstetrician to examine her at a Krakow hospital. Police officials insist that having the officers on hand was required and non-oppressive. Abortions only are allowed in Poland for pregnancies resulting from crimes like rape or incest.