Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s ex-Prime Minister, favors a more liberal abortion law, marking a significant stance change within PiS. Read more: https://bnnbreaking.com/politics/shift-in-polands-abortion-law-ex-pm-morawiecki-backs-repeal-of-near-total-ban
“Doctors at several hospitals cited a conscience clause to avoid treating the teenager who has a mental disability” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/30/polish-health-minister-appalled-girl-14-struggled-to-get-abortion-after
11/06/2022 “Poland’s health minister recently signed an order that will oblige medics to register all pregnancies in Poland. Opponents fear it will lead to further clampdowns on abortions in the conservative country.” https://www.dw.com/en/in-poland-opposition-lawmakers-criticize-pregnancy-register/a-62101626
10/05/2022 “Women turn to aid groups for help, with many unaware their rights to reproductive healthcare have vanished upon crossing the border” https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/may/10/ukrainian-women-face-harsh-reality-poland-abortion-laws
03/12/2021 “Proposed register would come into effect in January, a year after near-total ban on abortion” https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/03/poland-plans-to-set-up-register-of-pregnancies-to-report-miscarriages
28/09/2020 “Polish women’s rights campaigners are on high alert ahead of an imminent ruling by the government-controlled Constitutional Tribunal that would make the country’s restrictive abortion laws even more stringent.” Full article => https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-to-toughen-stringent-abortion-laws/
10/06/2020 “Thousands of women have contacted a hotline in just six months as the coronavirus lockdown complicates access ” Full article => https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/women-travelling-across-europe-escape-polands-restrictive-abortion/
14/04/2020 “Poland’s Parliament will consider regressive legislation this week that would restrict sexual and reproductive health and rights and put the lives and well-being of women and adolescents at risk, Human Rights Watch said today. The legislation is scheduled for reading on April 15 or 16, 2020 as the country remains under a COVID-19-related state…
