A new regulation that came into force Saturday in Poland requiring pregnancy data to be uploaded to the virtual national formula has raised fears among women’s organizations that this could be another form of conservative rule in women’s lives.
Women’s teams recommend that the Ministry of Health’s regulation would allow the government to monitor pregnancies as another means in the country with a very strict anti-abortion law.
The ministry had denied this, saying the regulation stemmed from European Union directives and that doctors would treat patients by offering them important data quickly.
“In Poland today, each and every replacement is similar to reproduction, and especially when they require the collection of sensitive non-public information, they are suspected of having bad intentions,” says Krystyna Kacpura, director of FEDERA, Foundation for Women and Family Planning.
FEDERA called on women to remain calm but at the same time be attentive to the regulations known as “pregnancy registration”.
Under Poland’s right-wing government, abortion is only allowed if the pregnancy threatens the woman’s health or the effects of a crime such as rape or incest. Women are not penalized for having abortions, only those who practice or assist them.
A provision allowing the abortion of fetuses with genetic defects has been declared unconstitutional by an ideal court, the Constitutional Court, whose decisions are in line with the perspectives of the ruling party.
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