Bill che fornisce contraccezione gratuita alle giovani donne in Polonia presentate al Parlamento

this is a game-changer! We ain’t just talkin’ ‘bout ‘free stuff’, we’re talking ‘bout showing respect for women’s rights & health.

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This is fine and I support it, however why not just provide contraception for free for all people? Now we might have a situation where both partners may not have any contraception on them but only the woman can claim it. Why not the man? What about gay couples?

One of the parties in Poland’s ruling coalition has submitted a bill to parliament that would provide free contraception for women aged 18 to 25, as well as cheaper access for women above that age.

“Conscious motherhood and equal access to contraception are the foundation of a modern and responsible state,” wrote Poland 2050 (Polska 2050), a centrist party that is a junior partner to the main ruling Civic Coalition (KO).

“For years, Poland has been ranked last in European rankings assessing access to contraception,” noted one of the party’s MPs, Barbara Oliwiecka, announcing the plans. “We are behind countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary. Polish women don’t deserve this.”

The situation in Poland is “worse even than in authoritarian Russia”, added her fellow MP, Ewa Szymanowska. Since 2019, Poland has been [bottom of the European Contraception Policy Atlas ranking](https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/02/21/poland-again-ranked-as-worst-country-in-europe-for-access-to-contraception/) compiled by the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights.

The problem is “not that you cannot buy anything at the pharmacy”, says Poland 2050. “It is about the fact that the state does not reimburse pills, intrauterine devices, or patches, there is no easy access to a prescription, and no reliable education.”

“That is why we have submitted a bill that changes this,” they added. “Because contraception cannot be a luxury, just normal support – first and foremost for women in more difficult situations.”

In the formal justification for the proposed legislation, the party writes that, since a near-total ban on abortion was [introduced in 2021](https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/01/27/protests-return-to-polish-streets-as-anti-abortion-ruling-finally-goes-into-force/) under the former conservative government, the situation for women’s reproductive rights has significantly “worsened”.

As a result, “appropriate action” needs to be taken to protect women’s health and their right to make decisions regarding reproduction, says the party, quoted by the Polish Press Agency (PAP).

As well as providing free contraceptives to 18-25-year-olds, the law would expand the list of such medications and devices available with state subsidies to women over the age of 25. The party estimates that the measures would cost around 500 million zloty per year.

The relevant legislation has already been submitted to parliament. However, while it is likely to be welcomed by The Left (Lewica), another junior partner in the ruling coalition, it remains unclear if it will receive the support of the centrist KO or the more conservative Polish People’s Party (PSL).

The opposition – consisting of the national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) and far-right Confederation (Konfederacja) – are certain to oppose it. Even if the bill is approved by parliament, it appears like that conservative, opposition-aligned President Karol Nawrocki would veto it.

Poland 2050 submitted a similar bill on free contraception to parliament last year but it never even came up for a vote.

When it came to power in 2023, the current government also pledged to end the near-total ban on abortion introduced under PiS. However, it has [failed to do so](https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/12/13/after-one-year-of-new-government-anger-in-poland-over-broken-abortion-promises/), amid a [split between more conservative and liberal elements](https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/08/26/tusk-admits-polish-abortion-law-liberalisation-unlikely-this-parliamentary-term/) of the ruling coalition over how far the law should be liberalised.

This will make birth rates even worse

Hasnt European birth rates plummeted since the invention of contraception? So much that now we are being told it’s a crisis because businesses dont have enough access to cheap labor

Is this really such a good idea

Buy your own fuck pills. They’re cheap.