In crises such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, women disproportionately face sexual and gender-based violence.
Currently, abortion is permitted for up to 12 weeks, but only when the or when the life of the pregnant person is under threat. However, providers say abortions for rape victims are almost never performed. According to Poland’s health ministry, the country has never allowed more than three abortions per year for pregnancies resulting from rape.
Those seeking an abortion need toKrystyna Kacpura, president of the Federation for Women and Family Planning , a Polish reproductive rights organization,to receive the certified letter from a public prosecutor, details such as the time, date and location are necessary. “For Ukrainian women who were raped by Russian soldiers, this is impossible. And anyway, many of them are so traumatized that they will not speak about it at all—not even with us.
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