WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Throngs of protesters vented anger Friday across Poland over a top court ruling that declared abortions of fetuses with congenital defects unconstitutional, effectively narrowing one of Europeís strictest abortion laws. The hundreds of protesters who gathered in many cities wearing protective masks defied a COVID-19-related ban on gatherings that was imposed nationwide. Police vans and units in riot gear were dispatched to guard the Warsaw house of the leader of Poland’s right-wing ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski. An angry crowd of mostly young people confronted the cordon with chants of “This is war” and vulgar calls for the ruling team to step down. They also had posters reading “You Have Blood on Your Hands” and “You are Building Women’s Hell.” Officers used bullhorns to warn people the gathering was illegal. It was not clear if Kaczynski was home. Protesters also marched through other big cities, including Krakow, Wroclaw, Szczecin and Katowice. A protest also took place outside Kaczynski’s home Thursday night.