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'I am afraid to live here.' Thousands march in Poland against abortion curbs

A demonstrator holds a flag with the lightning bolt symbol during a protest against the verdict restricting abortion rights in Warsaw, Poland, January 29, 2021. [Reuters]

Several thousand people marched through cities across Poland on Friday in a third day of protests against a near-total ban on abortion since it was put into effect by the conservative government earlier this week.

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