Countries: Bahamas, Barbados, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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Countries: Poland
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Poland ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).

Countries: Poland
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Poland who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 13 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Poland
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1

"The aunt contacted reproductive organisation Federa, who helped take the young girl to Warsaw where an abortion was performed safely and successfully" (para 8).

Countries: Poland
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"A disabled 14-year-old who was raped by her own uncle has been refused an abortion in Poland, sparking outrage in the conservative country" (para 1). "Even though the underage girl was clearly a victim of abuse, two separate hospitals in her region of Podlasie refused to treat her or even tell her where she could receive a legal abortion, a violation of the law. The girl, who did not understand she was pregnant, was taken by her aunt to doctors who treated them 'brutally and inhumanely', she claimed. The aunt had even provided documents from a prosecutor saying an alleged rape had occurred and an abortion would be lawful, but...more

Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"The Catholic nation has some of the strictest laws on abortion in Europe, and doctors can even refuse to provide them on ethical grounds, a law which has been slammed by women's rights activists" (para 2). "Termination is only legal when the pregnancy is the result of a criminal act such as rape or incest, or when the woman's health is at risk" (para 3). "The commissioner for patients' rights also said that while individual doctors can invoke the 'conscience clause' and refuse to perform an abortion, an entire hospital cannot" (para 16).

Countries: Norway, Poland
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Countries: Poland
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Poland was 2 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Poland
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Poland is 80 years for women and 72 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Poland
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1

"In addition to reskilling and setting up a support group, sex workers also established their own emergency fund through Sex Work Polska, which has raised around 38,000 zloty (€8,500) to date...A total of 169 sex workers have received funding from the organisation. Anyone who requested financial aid from the fund received it, to 'avoid disciplining and telling people how they should spend this money'. The transfers were relatively small, around €50 or €60. But such amounts can be 'life-saving' in Poland, Dziuban stresses" (para 31-33). Since sex workers are able to orgnize and publically findraise, the level of stigma that sex workers face in Poland must be relatively low (MCP...more

Countries: Poland
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"The unregulated nature of the industry meant that working conditions were often difficult even before the pandemic" (para 9). "'Since sex work is not recognised as work and since labour relations in sex work venues are not recognised as labour relations, sex workers were not protected in any way by this [programme]. They did not get any state support,' Dziuban explains" (para 15). The government doesn't seen to provide any kind of oversight or provide any services to sex workers since they are not part of a recognized profession (MCP - CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Poland
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"According to Agata Dziuban, a sociologist at Kraków’s Jagiellonian University and campaigner for sex workers’ rights, there are an estimated 200,000 sex workers in the country" (para 5).

Countries: Poland
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Prostitution is not explicitly prohibited by Polish law, and there is no legal definition of this activity. The Polish dictionary defines prostitution as „engaging in sexual intercourse for financial gain”, which is also supported by jurisprudence and doctrine" (para 5). "However, forced prostitution is considered a criminal offense, and according to Article 203 of the Penal Code, those who force or coerce others into prostitution by using unlawful threats, deception, or taking advantage of their dependence or critical situation can be sentenced to one to ten years in prison" (para 6). "In addition, acts related to the exploitation of prostitution, such as pimping, procuring, and peddling, are criminalized under Article...more

Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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