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Poland's Lawmakers Vote To Expand Access To Morning-After Pill

Newly elected Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks to lawmakers at the parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland's lawmakers have taken a significant step towards liberalizing the country's strict reproductive laws by voting to approve over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for individuals aged 15 and above. This move marks a departure from the previous nationalist conservative government's stance on reproductive rights.

The decision, made in the lower house, is part of the new pro-European Union government's efforts to relax the stringent anti-abortion and anti-contraception regulations that have been in place, making Poland one of Europe's toughest countries in terms of reproductive laws.

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