New publication on endometriosis
Together with Różowa Skrzyneczka (The Pink Box Foundation), we are preparing a special brochure on endometriosis — a disease that affects millions of people, yet is still underestimated and poorly understood. We want to show what endometriosis really is: what the diagnosis and treatment process looks like, and what myths and barriers people with the disease face.
The case of Dr. Jarosław Górnicki
Dr. Jarosław Górnicki is a doctor who has been prescribing the morning-after pill for years. In 2017, when the PiS government introduced, without medical justification and contrary to global recommendations, the requirement to obtain a prescription for emergency contraception, Dr. Górnicki began issuing such prescriptions to anyone who came to him for a symbolic PLN 1, without humiliating questions, moralising or forcing them to explain themselves. He has helped thousands of women – quickly, safely and with respect.
What is more, he is acting in the face of inaction on the part of the Polish gynaecological community, being himself a paediatrician and allergist. He is doing what he knows is right. Dr. Górnicki’s activities have been completely legal, and his patients are satisfied with the help they have received. None of them face punishment for using a prescription for the ‘morning-after pill’.
Some time ago, the Ministry of Health and the Medical Council took an interest in Dr. Górnicki. The reason? The number of prescriptions issued. Dr. Górnicki was asked to release the medical records of some of his patients. The doctor refused, citing the privacy and safety of the women who had turned to him in confidence. He now faces disciplinary action.
FEDERA has taken Dr. Górnicki under its wing. FEDERA’s legal team is representing the doctor in disciplinary proceedings, and we have also launched a petition in his defence, which has been signed by nearly 25,000 people.
It should be added that, according to the results of the Contraception Policy Atlas 2025, Poland has the worst access to contraception in Europe. Poland, alongside Hungary, are the only countries in the EU that require a prescription for emergency contraception. The situation has not been improved by the pilot programme introduced by the Ministry of Health in 2024.
