The Polish Parliament is taking advantage of the lockdown to try once again to pass its "Stop Abortion" bill, to criminalise the few remaining legal abortions left in the country.

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They are also trying to so-called "Stop Paedophilia” bill to criminalise sexuality education and make it illegal for medical professionals to prescribe contraceptives for under-18s.

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They chose a moment when “the free movement of persons and freedom of assembly are gravely limited on public health grounds, so that protests against the bills cannot happen on the streets”.

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The 'Stop Paedophilia' Bill says that any educator, teacher, tutor, midwife or doctor could be imprisoned for talking to young people about birth control and safer sex or prescribing contraceptives to anyone under the age of 18.

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The Ponton Group called it “a shameless, deceitful attack on the basic rights of young people living in Poland.” If passed, young people will be deprived of comprehensive gynaecological care and the right to knowledge about their own sexuality, bodies & health.

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"It would also inevitably lead to a dramatic surge in cases of sexually transmitted infections, as well as it would deny any help to those who have been sexually abused.”

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@euronews reported on 12 April that car, bicycle and supermarket protests are planned – while of course adhering to social distancing rules.

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A statement by Center for Reproductive Rights Europe calls on the Polish gov't to reject these regressive proposals because they violate the right to life, health, non-discrimination, equality, privacy, information, education, & freedom from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

It supports repeated human rights calls on Poland to reform its abortion law to remove all barriers to abortion care & to provide mandatory, age-appropriate, evidence-based & scientifically accurate comprehensive sex-ed for young people.

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Both bills were first tabled in 2017; widespread protest prevented their passage then. Now they’ve been taken out of the freezer.

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