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In Poland, SRHR are regulated by a number of legislative acts, including family planning legislation, legislation dealing with prenatal care, termination of pregnancy, and motherhood in general. 23. (...) He regrets that Polish health professionals do not have the opportunity to receive education and training in human rights. 50. (...) There are also reports of doctors refusing to provide prenatal examinations out of concern that these could lead to a lawful abortion if severe foetal impairment were diagnosed.

Moreover, information about sexual life, deliberate and responsible parenthood, family values, prenatal life and methods and means of conscious procreation, will let the young learn and understand the complexity of the issue, not only from scientific point of view but in social, cultural and ethical contexts as well. (...) In accordance with the Act on Health Care Institutions the patient has the right to maintain personal contacts with the persons visiting them and to receive pastoral care during their stay at the hospital. (...) Paragraph 52 In 2008 the Patients’ Rights Office of the Ministry of Health did not receive any complaint (neither written nor oral) on refusing a prenatal examination, and there was one procedure carried out by a district ombudsman for patient’s rights on genetic examination of a foetus.

Although it is commendable that the Syrian Government has been so willing to receive and accommodate refugees, and social issues are clearly considered a high priority by the Government, continuing improvement in health outcomes for both citizens and non-citizens is unlikely to occur without sufficient funding. (...) The Special Rapporteur was pleased to note the increase in the uptake of prenatal care amongst pregnant women. Currently, around 84 per cent of women attend at least one prenatal visit before delivery, whereas surveys conducted in Syria in 2001 and 1993 showed that 70.9 per cent and 50 per cent of women respectively had attended such visits.26 However, only 42 per cent of women were recorded as attending at least four prenatal visits over the 2000-2009 period.27 This indicates a need for more comprehensive coverage, and may require a re-examination of the systems employed in ensuring all pregnant women are appropriately followed up throughout the period of pregnancy. 39. The Special Rapporteur is also concerned that, despite the intention to ensure increased access to prenatal care, and promotion of adequate health care during pregnancy, the postpartum period does not receive as much attention, and more needs to be done to ensure the continuing health of mother and child after birth.

Uruguay); Access to health care Under the Public Health Insurance Act, every person within the territory of Poland is entitled, in the event of sudden illness, to receive assistance in the nearest health care facility. (...) One of the rights of foreigners is to receive medical care and be admitted in a health care facility if their state of health so requires. (...) Human rights advisors to the chiefs of voivodeship police/to the Chief of the Metropolitan Police are in permanent contact with non-governmental organizations which are often the first to receive notification of the occurrence of a hate crime.

The majority (97.5 per cent) of the urban population receives its water from those sources, as compared with only 51.5 per cent of the rural population. (...) The proportion of children who receive the zero dose and the first, second and third doses of the polio vaccine amounts to 73 per cent, 93.5 per cent, 89.4 per cent and 81.8 per cent respectively. (...) According to the survey, 76.4 per cent of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years receive prenatal care under the supervision of a doctor, while 22.4 per cent receive no form of prenatal care.

She welcomes the public announcement made after her visit stating that imams will no longer endorse child marriage in the Pankisi Gorge, and looks forward to the implementation of that decision. Prenatal sex selection 30. The mandate holder expresses concern about the existence of prenatal sex selection, as indicated in several surveys revealing that families decided to abort the pregnancy if they were expecting a girl. (...) Generally, older internally displaced women live in poor economic conditions and are concerned about the cost of medicines and the small pensions they receive.46 42. The mandate holder was informed that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons suffer hostility, discrimination and violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. (...) Under the Law of Georgia on the Legal Status of Aliens and Stateless Persons, an amendment is being proposed that would make it possible for a foreign woman who is the victim of violence to receive a temporary residence permit. 65. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the Government’s recognition of shortcomings in the current legal framework on violence against women and looks forward to the speedy adoption of the above-mentioned amendments.

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Not only should they receive the appropriate funding, their voices must be heard in the formulation of government policies and strategies. (...) The 2016 Act on Support for Pregnant Women and Families (“For Life”) provides for support for women with a prenatal diagnosis of severe defects of the foetus in relation to pregnancy, prenatal diagnostics and therapy as well as palliative and hospice care. 44. (...) The 1993 law, often referred to as one of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws, permits termination of pregnancy in three circumstances only: (1) when the pregnancy threatens the life or health of the pregnant woman; (2) when prenatal tests or other medical circumstances indicate the high probability of severe and irreversible impairment of the foetus or an incurable disease threatening its life; and (3) when there is a reasonable suspicion that the pregnancy arose as a result of a prohibited act.

The Special Rapporteur inquired about allegations that surrogate mothers abroad were receiving payment, echoing the concern of the Committee on the Rights of the Child “at the information that, according to the current regulations, the payment of prenatal and other expenses to birth mothers abroad would still be possible.” (...) The Centre is state- run, and receives funding from the State of New York as well as from private funders.