Blossoming Freedom: Abortion Flowers to the Polish Minister of Culture for International Women’s Day

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Women on Web is launching advance provision of abortion pills in Poland. Receiving abortion pills for future use is new, and the demand for it is increasing in restrictive settings like Poland.  

These abortion kits include the medicines, Mifepristone and Misoprostol, used to perform a safe abortion up to 12 weeks. This method is widely used and recommended by WHO.  Anyone can request abortion pills in advance via Women on Web and use them as soon as they discover an unwanted pregnancy.  Providing abortion pills for future use overcomes restrictions to abortion care and enables people to access abortion earlier in their pregnancy. Mifepristone has a shelf life of around 5 years and Misoprostol 2 years.  

“Living in a country where access to abortion is severely hindered can be a stressful and isolating experience for women and people who can get pregnant. Having pills at hand in your medicine drawer, ready to use whenever an unwanted pregnancy is discovered, is a game changer.”, says Venny Ala-Siurua, Executive Director of Women on Web. “We invite you to celebrate this year's International Women’s Day by making yourself a gift: Instead of Carnation Flowers, get abortion pills”. 

Founded in 2005, Women on Web is a non-profit organization that provides information and access to abortion pills by mail around the world. Women on Web has supported over 110.000 people to have a safe abortion with pills at home and receives nearly 10.000 requests from Poland every year.  

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Polish artist Mariannę Marszałkowską designed and created the bouquet.