Chaidh laghan air casg-breith a theannachadh sa Phòlainn ann an 2020, a’ fàgail gur iad am measg na laghan as teanna san Roinn Eòrpa. Chan fhaighear casg-breith a-nis ach a-mhàin ann an suidheachaidhean èigneachaidh, feise le ball-teaghlaich, neo ma tha beatha màthair ann an cunnart. Tha Annabel Nic ‘Illinnein ag aithris air mar a tha mòran bhoireannaich a’ faireachdain gu bheil am beathannan ann an cunnart ri linn na riaghailtean ùra. Tha i a’ bruidhinn cuideachd ri feadhainn a tha a’ cur taic ris an teannachadh, a’ radh gu bheil feum air beatha mhic an duine a dhìon aig gach ìre.

Na bu thràighe air a’ bhliadhna dh’iarr am Prìomh Mhinistear, Nicola Sturgeon, leisgeul a ghabhail son na chaidh a chiùrradh agus a chuir gu bàs ri linn Achd na Buidseachd 1563 - a’ mhòr chuid dhiubh boireannaich. Chaidh tagradh a dhèanamh airson Bile a chuir mu choinneamh Pàrlamaid na h-Alba gus a dhol ceum nas fhaide agus maitheanas a thoirt dhaibh-san a chaidh a dhìteadh tro eachdraidh. Tha Eileen NicDhòmhnaill a’ faighneachd dha luchd-iomairt carson bu chòir barrachd aire a thoirt dhan earrann dhorcha seo ann an eachdraidh na h-Alba.

Abortion laws in Poland were tightened in 2020 and they are now amongst the most restrictive in Europe. Abortion can only now be legally carried out in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life is in danger. Annabel Maclennan reports on how many women now feel that their lives are in danger as a result of the recent changes, and also speaks to those who support the new laws.

Earlier this year the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, issued a formal apology to those who were tortured and excecuted under the Witchcraft Act 1563 – the majority of them women. A Bill has been proposed for the Scottish Parliament aimed at pardoning those who were historically convicted. Eileen Macdonald asks campaigners why more public recognition should be given to this dark period in the country’s history.
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