State funding for IVF was restored by the new, more liberal ruling coalition after it came to power at the end of last year.
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Woman can use frozen IVF embryo despite ex-husband’s objection, rules Polish court
It is believed to be the first ruling of its kind in Poland.
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Polish president signs law on funding IVF despite appeal from church
It was the first time the conservative president was called on to approve legislation passed under the new, more liberal government.
Polish parliament votes to restore IVF funding, overturning policy of outgoing government
Restoring funding for IVF was one of the promises made by the incoming ruling coalition.
Polish city has funded 455 IVF births since government ended subsidies
The conservative ruling party ended central IVF funding in 2015, leading many cities to step in with their own financing.
Polish government to encourage fewer births by C-section
In 2018, caesarean sections made up 45% of births in Poland, one of the highest rates in Europe.
Polish opposition seeks to restore state funding for IVF
Government funding was ended by the national-conservative Law and Justice party after it came to power in 2015.
Father of girl born thanks to IVF to sue Polish education minister and author of new textbook
The “History and the Present” textbook compares IVF to human breeding and asks “who will love the children produced in this way?”
Polish city becomes latest to subsidise IVF for residents after government withdraws funding
The scheme is expected to deliver 150 children in the city each year.
The womb has become a battleground in Poland
Emilie van Outeren
Poland’s government is using religious arguments to make a tried-and-tested method of boosting the birth rate, in vitro fertilisation, more difficult and expensive.
