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- ↑ Lott-Lavigna, Ruby (June 16, 2022). "She Sent a Woman Abortion Pills. Now She Faces 3 Years in Prison". Vice.
- ↑ Cook, Lorne (2023-03-24). "Guilty of abetting abortion, Polish woman vows to fight on". AP News. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ↑ Bonow, Amelia; Nokes, Emily (November 2018). Shout Your Abortion. PM Press. ISBN 9781629635903. OCLC 1052766395.
- ↑ Sander, Gordon F. (June 12, 2022). "Lessons from Poland, the other developed country curtailing abortion rights". The Washington Post.
