Pearl Jam supports Polish women fighting against abortion restrictions

US rock band Pearl Jam expressed their support for Polish women campaigning against a proposed abortion ban during the group’s concert in Kraków on Tuesday.

Vocalist Eddie Vedder criticized the Polish government and showed his support for the Black Protest by displaying the logo of Strajk Kobiet - meaning women’s strike - on a screen. Vedder also tore into US President Donald Trump during the grunge rock group’s three-hour concert.

Let Women Choose ⚡️#strajkkobiet pic.twitter.com/XZdI16GgX9

— Pearl Jam (@PearlJam) July 3, 2018

Polish women have held numerous protests, known as “Black Protest”, across the country against a citizens initiative - supported by the Catholic Church and many MPs from the ruling PiS party - to impose a near total ban on abortion.

Under current rules, abortion is allowed in three circumstances — danger to the mother’s health, rape or incest, and when prenatal tests show serious, irreversible damage to the foetus.

The last protest was on March 23 against a proposed bill that would remove the third category, which currently covers more than 90 percent of legal abortions.

Pearl Jam performed 30 songs during its seventh concert in Poland.