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Poland: the government wants to open access to the “morning after pill” and liberalize abortion

2024-01-24T15:07:04.986Z

Highlights: Poland: the government wants to open access to the “morning after pill” and liberalize abortion. In accordance with his promises, Donald Tusk, elected Prime Minister in December, wants to erase certain societal retrogressions of the government of Mateusz Morawiecki. The law on abortion counts. among the most restrictive in Europe. Also read “I was a ghost patient”: how Alicjà had an abortion in hiding in Poland.


In accordance with his promises, Donald Tusk, elected Prime Minister in December, wants to erase certain societal retrogressions of the government


He goes back to what the previous government had done.

This Wednesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced several bills to unravel the societal setbacks of the previous nationalist populist government.

Firstly, the Polish government approved, this Wednesday, a bill opening free access to the “morning after pill” which the previous government had severely limited.

“The issue has been finalized, the bill will be sent to parliament,” declared Donald Tusk, specifying that the project provides completely free access to this method “from the age of 15”.

An abortion liberalization law “ready” to be tabled

In accordance with his electoral promises, Donald Tusk also announced this Wednesday that he was ready to submit, "in the coming hours", to parliament a bill liberalizing abortion in this country where the law on abortion counts. among the most restrictive in Europe.

He will thus propose the return to “legal and safe abortion until the 12th week of pregnancy”.

Also read “I was a ghost patient”: how Alicjà had an abortion in hiding in Poland

Last December, pro-European Donald Tusk was elected prime minister by parliament, after nationalist Mateusz Morawiecki lost a vote of confidence.

The end of eight years of conservative power in Poland.

Source: leparis

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