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The clinic primarily provides information on home contraceptive remedies or natural contraception, such as kalendarzyk/the rhythm method, or coitus interruptus.
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The GME is tasked with establishing rules of medical ethics for the Polish government.
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CEFARM, or Centralna Farmaceutyczna/Central Pharmacy, becomes the company at the center of the national drug distribution.
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All drug production become absorbed into the CEFARM umbrella.
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Birth rates skyrocket in the post-war environment
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Ethics decisions become directly absorbed under State purview.
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Despite restrictions on socialist-capitalist interactions, twenty Polish doctors are sent to London to learn about contraceptive technologies.
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Pharmaceutical management is renamed to POLFA.
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The Polish government permits doctors to perform state-sponsored abortions on the basis of socioeconomic concern.
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SCM provides basic birth control and "family planning" advice at a small cost.
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While SCM remains separate from the Ministry, they begin to receive financial support from the Polish government.
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The Ministry of Health sends a note to physicians, encouraging "a liberal interpretation of the [abortion] law."
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IPPF, or the International Planned Parenthood Federation, remains an endorser of the organization to this day.
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Women are now only required to give written consent.
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The doctor is obliged to follow abortions with contraception treatment and information.
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Famous Polish gynecologists, such as Jan Lesinski, use chemical estrogen and progesterone to build a Polish oral contraceptive. They also test contraceptives available on the market, such as Enovid, Ortho-novum, Anovlar, and Lyndiol.
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This means all products, especially healthcare ones, must be sourced in-house.
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Diaphragms and condoms are among some of the newest contraceptive crazes.
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An estimated 70% of all clinic costs are covered by the Ministry of Health
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In terms of contraception, the rhythm method "kalendarzyk" is reported as most common.
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In 1957, spermicides were among one of the most popular "chemical" contraceptives. Securitas would be the first company to produce the technology in Poland, reducing import dependency.
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ZET Foaming Tablets is named for the Polish "zaufanie," meaning trust. The tablet's name makes people believe that the technology is one of the best in the world. The physician endorsement of ZET allows individuals to believe it is effective on its own in preventing unwanted pregnancies, despite this not being true. Additionally, ZET broke down rubber barriers, which were common in Polish condoms.
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This is despite mail-order availability coming about two years earlier and the diaphragm being the most popular artificial contraception for women at the time.
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The organization collaborates with regional doctors to discourage contraceptive use.
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Foreign products must be paid with foreign currency. Because Poles lack foreign currency, they are confined to domestic options.
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Lyndiol is a foreign-produced contraceptive pill. The Ministry of Health begins to import the drug to keep up with EO requirements. Access to Lyndiol is stratified — the drug can only be purchased with foreign current
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East Germany begins to distribute Ovosiston, an oral hormonal contraceptive. POLFA buys the recipe and uses it in their own clinical trials.
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The statement indicates the interruption of procreation as against Church values.
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The pill becomes immediately popular, despite the skepticism about artificial methods in the general population.
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In its "Instructions to Priests on the Preparation of the Laity for the Sacrament of Marriage and on the Chaplaincy of Families," the Polish Catholic Church solidifies marriage for the purpose of procreation.
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To this day, it remains the primary IUD option in Poland.
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The Mite contains a lower dose of estrogen, resulting from complaints of thyroid complications with the Forte
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PRL, or Polska Rzeczopospolita Ludowa/Polish People's Republic, relies on secular leaders to achieve their prerogatives. Gierek is an open Catholic sympathizer, and begins to support messaging on the Polish family.
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Pro-natalism becomes increasingly popular, leading the Ministry of Health to withdraw their subsidies.
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The name change corresponds with increased family planning sympathies.
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The report specifically notes that "Polish bodies are not tolerating domestic contraceptives well."
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As a result, the SFP is unable to collect donations.
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This amount is enough for 140,000 women... in a population of ~39 million.
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It remains the SFD to this day.
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Solidarność/Solidarity forms as a Polish trade union, ultimately encouraging the fall of the Socialist government. They rely heavily on partnerships with the Catholic Church, popularizing their view on family and reproduction
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The mass privatization of healthcare is unprecedented for a Socialist nation.
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This is conducted at the National Congress of Physicians.
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1989 marks the last year of a Socialist Poland.
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The Polish government cuts maternity leave, lowers childcare subsidies, reduces family benefits, and eliminates daycare.
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Catholic physicians are specifically sought for these "emergency groups."
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Women now must receive the approval of two gynecologists, a family doctor, and a church-approved psychologist to get an abortion.
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The Sejm is the representative arm of the Parliament, equivalent to the U.S. House of Representatives. Despite passing in the Polish Senat/Senate on October 1990, the bill fails.
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In the time period, contraceptive use increased from 19% to 56%. Kalendarzyk/the rhythm method decreased from 51% to 11% in that same time.
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Article 37, in past renditions of the Code, referred to the admissibility of abortion. The move suggests progress towards an abortion ban.
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The "difficult living conditions" clause is removed, allowing abortion only in cases of rape/incest, serious threats to health, and severe fetal disability.
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Amendment re-permits abortion in socioeconomic contexts, a by-product of a parliamentary election that favored left-leaning representatives.
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Klauzula sumienia/Conscience Clause refers to the ability of doctors to deny care based on ethical qualms. It becomes a part of Article 39 of the Act on the Professions of Doctor and Dentist.
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Poland removes subsidies for seventeen of the twenty available oral contraceptives. The remaining three are high-estrogen recipes, which have shown to come with potential health complications.
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The program language speaks to women's role in the home, and disincentivizes them from the workforce.
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Klauzula sumienia/Conscious Clause is not intended to be used institutionally, but whole hospitals and clinics have been shown to use it to eliminate abortion treatments. Marek Balicki, Minister of Health, set a letter to discourage this course of action, to no avail.
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As a result, the Polish standards for "human rights" must match EU law.
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The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health calls for the removal of abortion barriers. Two years earlier, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women criticized the same point, especially given Poland's new status within the EU
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In a public declaration, over 3,000 people, predominantly of medical background, declared the centrality of the Catholic religion in their work.
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Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin is quoted as calling emergency contraception "express abortion." This quote would shape how the ruling party considered the drug in the following years.
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Prawo i Sprawiedliwość/Law and Society (PiS) gains control of both legislative bodies, as well as the positions of Prime Minister and President.
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The new law only requires seven tribunal members to adjudicate out of fifteen, in comparison to the old thirteen-member requirement. Court cases can now be decided via a two-thirds majority instead of a simple one.
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The bill intended to remove extreme fetal disability from permitted abortion circumstances fails.
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The new law amendment prompts a third of high-ranking officials to leave civil service or be demoted.
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Telewizja Polska (TVP) comes under the purview of the ruling party.
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President Andrzej Duda signs a bill ending prescription-free access to emergency contraception. The effect reverberates across the country, especially in rural areas.
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All three come from a direct political background with PiS, which some argue is illegal under Polish Tribunal law.
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PKN Orlen, a state-controlled petroleum company, takes over Polska Press, leading to even fewer independent Polish journals.
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Andrzej Duda is once again declared the President of Poland. The results are met with controversy and conspiracy about election fraud.
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Poland is now said to have the strictest abortion laws in Europe.
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In particular, the EC targets Poland for tribunal corruption. From 10/2021 to 05/2023, the EC fined the country one million euros per day of non-compliance. Since then, that number has been lowered to 500,000 euros. Poland is still not in EC compliance.
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Justyna Wydrzyńska, an activist from Aborcyjny Dream Team/Abortion Dream Team, is charged with facilitating an abortion by sending another Polish citizen abortion pills. She currently faces up to three years in prison.
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In 2021, a pharmacist outside of Kraków refuses to issue emergency contraception on the basis of her religious beliefs. While the court denied the claim to her using the klauzula/clause to cause "social harm," conservative organizations are seeking to have her exonerated.