 For more videos on people's struggles, please subscribe to our YouTube channel. Women's rights groups and other progressive sections in Poland have been protesting since October 22. The protests were triggered after the country's constitutional court banned abortions in case of fatal effects. Major protests have taken place in most cities including Warsaw and Krakow. Protesters pointed out that the judgment is another step towards transforming Poland as per the whims of the conservative sections in the country. The conservative sections are led by the right-wing elements of the Catholic Church and the incumbent law and justice party. Poland remains today as one of the most conservative countries in Europe, especially with regard to abortion rights. Since 1993, abortions are only permitted in instances of rape and incest and where pregnancy poses a risk to the woman's health and fatal effects. The new court ruling has repealed the provision for abortion in case of fatal effects, thus making abortion virtually illegal in Poland. The national women's strike condemned the ruling as a war against women. It's said that Catholic fundamentalists have achieved the ban on abortions through a biased court, the constitutionality of which has already been challenged. Leftist groups including Lwaka Razem also registered a strong protest against the anti-women judgment given by the constitutional court. The Communist Party of Poland also condemned the verdict in its judgment. Since 2015, the right-wing law and justice party in power in Poland has implemented many conservative policies by abusing democratic institutions and subjugating the judiciary. The law and justice party has consolidated its conservative base by running a vicious hate campaign against the LGBT community, women's rights, communists and others. In 2016, the law and justice party introduced a bill in the parliament intended to ban abortions. But the parliament was forced to vote down the bill following the foolish black protest led by the Razem party, women's groups and other progressive sections.