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The conservative Polish government has stated that it will stop state funding for in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Furthermore, a law was passed in October 2015 that only allowed women to undergo IVF if they named a man who would recognize the child as their own.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-ivf-idUSKCN0SO2CY20151030 Polish ombudsman says IVF bill discriminates against single women]</ref> These laws attempt to fall in line with the Catholic Church, which opposed IVF because the Church believes it removes marital sex from procreation. Furthermore, Poland's Roman Catholic Church says that the freezing of embryos is equivalent to freezing human beings.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/02/poland-end-state-funding-ivf-treatment Poland to end state funding for IVF treatment]</ref>
The conservative Polish government has stated that it will stop state funding for in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Furthermore, a law was passed in October 2015 that only allowed women to undergo IVF if they named a man who would recognize the child as their own.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-ivf-idUSKCN0SO2CY20151030 Polish ombudsman says IVF bill discriminates against single women]</ref> These laws attempt to fall in line with the Catholic Church, which opposed IVF because the Church believes it removes marital sex from procreation. Furthermore, Poland's Roman Catholic Church says that the freezing of embryos is equivalent to freezing human beings.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/02/poland-end-state-funding-ivf-treatment Poland to end state funding for IVF treatment]</ref>


In Poland, women receive 26 weeks of maternity leave with 100% of coverage. Men receive 2 weeks of paternity leave with 100% coverage.
Regarding maternity and paternity leave, as reported by the European Platform for Investing in Children, "Since January 2016, the leave system associated with childbirth was uniformed and made more flexible. Currently, the maternity leave lasts 20 weeks and paid parental leave lasts 32 weeks (can be divided into 4 parts). The cumulated length of paid leaves for the birth of one child amounts to 52 weeks. Fathers have 2 years for using 2 weeks of paternity leave they are entitled to."<ref>[http://europa.eu/epic/countries/poland/index_en.htm Poland: On the road to suitable solutions in family policy]</ref>


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