In Poland the law on abortion is one of the most restrictive in the European Union, sex education does not exist, and contraception is both expensive and hard to obtain because a medical prescription is often needed.
Katarzyna Bielińska-Kowalewska, PhD, is a philosopher and political scientist in Warsaw. She can be reached at mkatarzyna.bielinska@gmail.com.
In Poland the law on abortion is one of the most restrictive in the European Union, sex education does not exist, and contraception is both expensive and hard to obtain because a medical prescription is often needed.