Last month the government decreed that healthcare providers who receive public funds are obliged to offer abortions.
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Poland’s health minister sparks outrage after revealing sensitive information about doctor
“How do you feel about a system in which the ministry publicly discloses the medical data of people who criticise its actions,” the body that represents the country’s doctors commented on the case.
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Polish medical council calls on government to end new prescriptions limit
The measure was intended to stop online “prescription factories”, but some elderly patients have been left without medicines
“Every woman has right to abortion if health threatened,” says Polish government after latest death
Women’s rights groups have blamed the woman’s death on Poland’s near-total ban on abortion but officials say it was medical malpractice.
Unvaccinated make up 73% of Covid deaths in Poland since October
Data from the health ministry also show that 19% of nurses and 8% of doctors remain unvaccinated.
“The mother’s life is most important”: Polish government issues abortion guidance to doctors
After protests followed news of the death of Izabela in Pszczyna, other similar cases have come to light.
