Polish laws on abortion are among the strictest in Europe and allow for therapeutic abortion only in a limited number of medically determined situations.
“It is detrimental to not have adequate family planning resources,” said the US delegate. “Why is there a resistance to acknowledging access to family planning as a necessity?”
“Recognition of the intrinsic dignity and worth of girls from the moment of conception onwards is the way to eliminate discrimination and violence against women,” said the Holy See delegate.
“Oral sex, masturbation, and orgasms need to be taught in education,” Diane Schneider of the National Education Association told the audience at a panel on combating homophobia and transphobia.