(ANSA-AFP) - WARSAW, 31 OTT - Thousands of people rallied in Warsaw and across Poland on Friday, defying government orders and risking coronavirus contagion to voice their anger at a court ruling banning almost all abortions. Chanting anti-government slogans, protesters in Warsaw marched carrying the symbol of their movement -- a red thunderbolt. There were scuffles with far-right counter-protesters but the demonstration was mostly peaceful on the ninth straight day of protests since the court decision. "We're prepared to fight till the end," said Marta Lempart, co-founder of the Women's Strike movement which is helping to organise the protests. The movement said hundreds of thousands took part. "The revolution that is in progress in Poland is not just a struggle for abortion. It is a struggle for freedom," she said. "We've Had Enough!", "My Body, My Choice" read placards held up by the mostly young protesters, who also chanted expletive-ridden anti-government slogans. City authorities estimated that around 50,000 people took part in the protest in Warsaw and police said they had made "several arrests" in two incidents. (ANSA-AFP).