The proposal, filed by MPs from Poland 2050, a centrist group in the ruling coalition, seeks to amend laws on publicly financed healthcare and drug reimbursement. Supporters said the measure would improve women’s health and ensure safe reproductive choices.
The draft law cites the tightening of abortion legislation after a 2020 Constitutional Tribunal ruling, arguing that women’s security has since deteriorated and that adequate steps have not been taken to address the situation.
The bill would also add intrauterine devices, patches and injections to the list of reimbursed contraceptives and allow prescriptions to be issued by all authorised medical professionals. The health ministry would be required to publish the first list of free contraceptives within four months of the law taking effect.
Advocates said access to contraception must be paired with education in schools to provide reliable knowledge on its use.
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Source: PAP