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NYTimes: "MY LIFE IS IN DANGER"

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Location: Warsaw, Poland

Nationality: Polish

Biography: Anna Liminowicz - photographer and reportage author based in Warsaw, Poland. She works regularly with several international publications including The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, NRC and many others. She divides her work... MORE

Barbara Skrobol visiting the gr... a cemetery in Cwiklice, Poland

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Barbara Skrobol visiting the grave of her sister-in-law Izabela Sajbor and her unborn child at a cemetery in Cwiklice, Poland

Ms. Sajbor wrote a string of di...y her family’s lawyer

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Ms. Sajbor wrote a string of distressed text messages to her mother and husband that was shared with The New York Times by her family’s lawyer

Ms. Sajbor worked at a hair salon, right, in Pszczyna

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Ms. Sajbor worked at a hair salon, right, in Pszczyna

The Catholic Church has a stron...concerning the family in Poland

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The Catholic Church has a strong influence on legislation concerning the family in Poland

“The ban has done a l...e is stop abortions.”

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“The ban has done a lot of things,” said Krystyna Kacpura, the president of the Federation for Women and Family Planning. “What it hasn’t done is stop abortions.”

After Ms. Sajbor’s de... in accordance with Polish law.

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After Ms. Sajbor’s death set off nationwide protests last year, the hospital said the doctors “did everything in their power” and acted in accordance with Polish law.

A copy of distressed text messa...r while she was at the hospital

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A copy of distressed text messages that Ms. Sajbor wrote to her mother while she was at the hospital

“The law has a chilli...Ms. Sajbor’s family.

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“The law has a chilling effect on doctors,” said Jolanta Budzowska, a Krakow-based lawyer who represents Ms. Sajbor’s family.

Justyna Wydrzynska, an abortion...oviding a woman abortion pills.

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Justyna Wydrzynska, an abortion-rights advocate, at her office in central Warsaw. She faces up to three years in prison for providing a woman abortion pills.

Maja Sajbor, Ms. Sajbor&rsq...-old daughter, with Ms. Skrobol

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Maja Sajbor, Ms. Sajbor’s 9-year-old daughter, with Ms. Skrobol

Father Kancelarczyk at Little F...ter he runs for single mothers.

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Father Kancelarczyk at Little Feet House, a shelter he runs for single mothers.

Father Kancelarczyk plays ultra... women considering an abortion.

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Father Kancelarczyk plays ultrasound audio of what he describes as fetal heartbeats in his sermons to dissuade women considering an abortion.

Women and children in the commu...ild who needs help and support.

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Women and children in the communal kitchen at Little Feet House. While the state has banned abortions, it is less focused on what comes afterward — a child who needs help and support.

Beata, a single mother. When sh...ild and her family shunned her.

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Beata, a single mother. When she became pregnant with her second child, she said the father of the child and her family shunned her.

Kasia, a victim of domestic ab...he police refused to intervene

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Kasia, a victim of domestic abuse, with her daughter. She said her boyfriend had abused her and the police refused to intervene

For many women, Father Kancelar...hristian fervor that polarizes.

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For many women, Father Kancelarczyk has turned out to be the only safety net, though his charity comes with a brand of Christian fervor that polarizes.

Monika Niklas with her daughter...d that Krzys had Down syndrome.

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Monika Niklas with her daughter and son Krzys. She first attended Mass with Father Kancelarczyk not long after she learned that Krzys had Down syndrome.

Father Kancelarczyk talks with ...he kitchen at Little Feet House

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Father Kancelarczyk talks with a young boy named Denis in the kitchen at Little Feet House

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NYTimes: "MY LIFE IS IN DANGER"

Copyright Anna Liminowicz 2023

Updated Jun 2022

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Poland Shows the Risks for Women When Abortion Is Banned

Poland’s abortion ban has had many unintended consequences. One is that doctors are sometimes afraid to remove fetuses or administer cancer treatment to save women’s lives.

A Polish Priest’s War Against Abortion Focuses on Helping Single Mothers

The Rev. Tomasz Kancelarczyk sees little effect on women’s decisions whether to have a child from a 29-year abortion ban. What may matter more is support for women who choose to have a child.

Written by Katrin Bennhold and Monika Pronczuk.
On assignment for The New York Times.

Poland Shows the Risks for Women When Abortion Is Banned
Poland’s abortion ban has had many unintended consequences. One is that doctors are sometimes afraid to remove fetuses or administer cancer treatment to save women’s lives.
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