{"id":297021,"date":"2023-08-24T14:34:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T19:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=297021"},"modified":"2023-08-23T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T21:04:51","slug":"abortion-fairy-ukrainian-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-fairy-ukrainian-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-proclaimed ‘abortion fairy’ helps Ukrainian refugees kill their preborn babies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A woman calling herself the “abortion fairy” is working to ensure Ukrainian refugees in Poland have access to abortion.<\/p>\n

Nastya Podorozhnya, who is Ukrainian, moved to Poland in 2014, according to Agence France-Presse<\/a> (AFP). After becoming a victim of sexual violence, she had to face authorities, which she struggled with. \u201cI found out then how difficult it was for a female immigrant to recount her ordeal in a foreign language,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

After Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, Podorozhnya launched a channel on the Telegram app, which she named \u201cMartynka\u201d after her niece. And at first, she was merely offering logistical support: help with translations, securing the right to stay in Poland, mental health support, and more. “Martynka is your friend in Poland \u2013 if you don\u2019t have anyone here, Martynka always has your back,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

But Martynka soon moved into helping Ukrainian refugees obtain abortions, too.<\/p>\n

Pro-abortion groups, like Planned Parenthood, have already complained<\/a> about Ukrainian refugees being unable to undergo an abortion in Poland, where preborn children are protected from abortion unless the mother’s life is at risk, or the pregnancy is a result of rape.<\/p>\n