Sentence for doctors from Pszczyna
The Regional Medical Court in Katowice suspended three doctors who treated the deceased Izabela from Pszczyna from practising their profession. The doctors’ criminal trial has been taking place behind closed doors at the District Court in Pszczyna for several months. The doctors were accused by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of endangering Iza’s life and, in the case of one of them, of involuntary manslaughter. Parallel proceedings were taking place in the disciplinary courts. Izabela from Pszczyna died because of the abortion ban in Poland in 2021
Anita’s case
The national media reported on the case of Anita, a FEDERA client. Anita, who was in an wanted pregnancy at risk, decided to terminate the pregnancy. The doctors first hid the foetus’s health status from her for many weeks, then refused to perform the procedure, while at the same time locking her up in a psychiatric ward. Thanks to FEDERA’s support, Anita received abortion at another hospital. After the media published the story, the Ministry of Health and the Patient Ombudsman announced an inspection in the medical facility that denied abortion care for Anita. FEDERA is representing Anita legally.
Another win in the case of Joanna from Krakow
The President of the Personal Data Protection Office, Mirosław Wróblewski, issued a decision stating that the behaviour of Commander Szymczyk, fromer Chief Commissioner of the Police, violated a number of regulations concerning the protection of personal data (GDPR). In the light of the decision of the President of the PDPO, the actions of Commander Szymczyk, consisting of the public disclosure of Ms Joanna’s private information, had no legal basis. By decision of the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, the Chief Commissioner of the Police was charged with an administrative penalty of 75,000 PLN. The decision of the President of the Personal Data Protection Office is a great success for the FEDERA’s Legal Team – it is the first decision ever made by the authority after an individual notification.
Maya joins Federa!
The first SRHR Chatbot in Poland – Maya has just been launched by FEDERA. 24/7 Maya answers questions about reproductive health in three languages, in the Signal app and on the FEDERA website. Welcome abroad!
FEDERA at the CSW 69
FEDERA representatives Antonia Lewandowska and Ewa Szymera took part in the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women as part of the Polish government delegation. Throughout the week, they actively participated in panels and meetings.
FEDERA and the Social Women’s Congress
On the occasion of Women’s Day, FEDERA hosted representatives of the Social Congress of Women at its Health Centre. We discussed the relationship between labour rights and access to reproductive health services.
