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Pregnant Women and Children in Poland Left Without Care?

By Anna Wilkowska-Landowska, RH Reality Check, Eastern Europe

July 11, 2009 - 7:00am

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The Polish Ministry of Health is presenting new threatening plans that would limit protection for women and children within the existing healthcare system.

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Czech Republic: Abortion Services Not "Abortion Tourism" for EU Citizens

By Anna Wilkowska-Landowska, RH Reality Check, Eastern Europe

December 23, 2008 - 8:00am

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Recently, the Czech Republic approved a bill that would extend abortion privileges and other health services to all European Union citizens.

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Even Legal Abortion Is Hard to Access in Poland

By Anna Wilkowska-Landowska, RH Reality Check, Eastern Europe

August 16, 2008 - 8:00am

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Abortion in Poland is legal when the mother's life or health is at risk, in cases of fetal malformation, or when pregnancy is a result of a crime, and a clear majority of Poles support access to abortion in these cases. So why is accessing legal abortion so difficult?

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World to Governments: Women Shouldn't Be Imprisoned for Abortion

By Patty Skuster, Ipas

June 20, 2008 - 7:00am

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A new poll shows that the public is at odds with their country's laws. Most people reject using criminal penalties to prevent abortions.

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Unprotected and Assaulted: 14 Year Old Raped and Denied Abortion

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

June 9, 2008 - 4:08pm

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A 14 year old girl in Poland checked into a hospital to terminate her pregnancy but instead was continually harassed and assaulted by anti-choice protesters (led by a priest!) and she's still pregnant.

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World Congress of Families’ Legislative Aim

By Elisha Dunn-Georgiou, Population Action International

May 14, 2007 - 9:37am

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The final report from an undercover writer at the conservative conference in Poland examines the legislative focus of the Right-Wing and their strategy to achieve the "globalization of pro-family ideals."


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European Parliament Asks Sauerbrey to Reconsider

By Tyler LePard

April 24, 2007 - 8:00am

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The European Parliament is asking U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Ellen Sauerbrey to reconsider attending the World Congress of Families next month because speakers' views are out of step with the European Charter of Fundamental Rights.


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Contemporary Women’s Hell

By Marcy Bloom, GIRE

December 14, 2006 - 7:30am

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Marcy Bloom does U.S. advocacy and capacity building for GIRE - El Grupo de Informacion en Reproduccion Elegida/The Information Group on Reproductive Choice.

Over the years I have contemplated and written about the critical importance of destigmatizing abortion in US culture. That mission has now expanded to the international realm. So, when I discovered a 2005 document from the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning, "Contemporary Women's Hell: Polish Women's Stories," I was intrigued.

A sad and tragic title, but one that all too accurately describes the current painful abortion situation in Poland, as well as in far too many parts of the world.


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