Thousands protests on the International Women's Day

Several thousand people, mostly females took to the streets in dozens of Polish cities to protest against current Law and Justice (PiS) government and demanded equal rights, including birth control rights, equal pay and “country free from superstitions.” Referring to Catholic Church-inspired conservative values, which current government is keen on, and according to protesters marginalize women role in family and public life. Several thousands of protesters, including Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain gathered in the Warsaw center with frying pans and red cards to show their discontent with the PiS government. Recent changes have made access to several forms of contraception, including the morning after pill harder and available by prescription only. In vitro fertilization method has been cut from public funding and several attempts to fully ban abortions have been made. Last such attempt in October last year, sparked huge outrage with hundreds of thousand people across the country protesting. Afterward, the government backed down from the draft. Similar protests took place across the globe as part of the International Women's Strike.