Members of FEMEN, who are famous for staging controversial naked protests, switched from political issues and slashing domestic violence to defending Ukrainian women's right to abortion. They chose the country’s main Christian cathedral as a venue. ­Five FEMEN activists climbed to the Cathedral of St. Sophia in the center of Kyiv to protest a proposed legislation that would ban abortions in Ukraine.The girls got naked, rolled down banner “STOP” from the balcony of the cathedral and began ringing church bells to attract the attention of those passing by. They also shouted a slogan which >>>

Members of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen have staged a topless protest against a church-backed bill that would ban abortions. The women climbed the bell tower of Kyiv's central St. Sophia cathedral, stripped off their tops, and rang the bells in a protest against what they called a "criminal plot between the church and the state." The protest was dispersed by police. Abortion is currently legal in Ukraine up to the 12th week and in certain cases up to the 22nd week of pregnancy. The proposed bill would ban all abortions except special cases allowed by the law, like medical emergencies. Femen, >>>