People take part in a nationwide strike and demonstration to protest a legislative proposal for a ban of abortion on Monday, October 3, in Warsaw, Poland.
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Women protest on Monday in Warsaw. Many were dressed in black.
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Demonstrators wave banners and placards. There were expressions of solidarity around the world and men joined the protest alongside women.
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The Catholic Church has influenced Poland, which has some of the strictest laws on abortion in the world.
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Polish women join the protest.
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A woman with rosary beads around her head attends an earlier pro-choice demonstration in front of the Polish parliament in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday.
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A crowd gathers outside the parliament building in the Polish capital on Saturday as part of the concern over the proposed legislation.
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A sign during the pro-choice demonstration on Saturday.
