Police in Poland have used pepper spray against hundreds of people protesting in Warsaw against a court ruling that almost completely bans abortions.
Protesters clashed with riot police outside the home of Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
It follows Thursday’s ruling from the top court that ending the life of a deformed foetus is unconstitutional.
It means abortion is only valid in cases of rape or incest, or to protect the mother’s life.
Poland’s abortion laws were already among the strictest in Europe and it is estimated that about 100,000 women seek a termination abroad each year to get around the tight restrictions.
The ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal led to protests in other cities across Poland on Thursday evening, including Krakow, Lodz and Szczecin.