Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much. Yes, of course, as I told you before, this is reproductive injustice, because this is a draconian, really restrictive law for the poorest underserved people with no privilege, living in small towns and villages, and with no money, because, as you know, there's easy access to abortion for those who are educated, live in big towns and have money.

Foreign Affairs committee  [Inaudible—Editor] 98% of the legal abortions because of fetal impairments. Thank you.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Dr. Fry, for this question. No, there is no humanitarian exception where you can get access to reproductive health services, especially abortion services. However, we have many informal initiatives—women's initiatives, above all. My foundation provides all refugees who contact us with access to safe abortion.

Foreign Affairs committee  From the very beginning of the war, we were sure that FEDERA had to help and assist Ukrainian refugees, women and girls, because our government would not provide them with access to reproductive health services. We established a hotline for women in the Ukrainian language. We printed a special brochure and guide for them.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for this question. Of course. We strongly believe that these are basic human rights.

Foreign Affairs committee  It's difficult to say that this is retrogression because these restrictive laws have lasted for over 30 years. We've managed somehow. Yearly, we have over 120,000 abortions, which are mostly done at home with pills. Some of them are done in our neighbouring countries in the EU.

Foreign Affairs committee  Okay. Obviously, abortions do happen. The very restrictive law didn't stop women from getting abortions, but the process to get one might be burdensome and costly and generate distress. This is also a kind of reproductive injustice, especially because this law beats on the poorest.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am president of the Foundation for Women and Family Planning, which is the very first Polish NGO leading the process of advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Poland. It was established in 1991. Since then, we have been monitoring the implementation of the law and advocating for the liberalization and decriminalization of abortion.