The Foundation for Women and Family Planning FEDERA (previously the Federation) is a non-governmental organization fighting for reproductive health and rights. It was established in 1991 as a result of an agreement of five organizations – the League of Polish Women, the Polish Feminist Association, the Pro Femina Association, the Association for Ideologically Neutral State “Neutrum”, and the Association of Christian Girls and Women YWCA Poland. In 1999 the Federation was awarded the Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).

We have been actively fighting for equal opportunities for men and women for over 30 years, protecting the right to conscious parenthood, which includes:

• access to contraception,
• comprehensive and evidence-based education about human sexuality,
• right to high quality prenatal diagnostics and fetal care,
• right to legal and safe abortion,
• improvement of the quality of medical care of girls and women in terms of reproductive health, including the access to family planning services , fertility treatment, and the prevention of gynecological illnesses,
• respecting patient’s rights, including the right of women to privacy, confidentiality, dignity, and information,
• adapting the state policies to international standards of reproductive health, i.a. through respecting the recommendations of the UN Human Rights Committee,
• in special situations, we support women who assert their rights within the Polish or international system of justice.

Organizations within FEDERA:

• Network of Lawyers
• Great Coalition for Equality and Choice
• ASTRA Network
• Ponton Group