Poland's Parliament Debates Reinstating IVF Funding

New Centrist Majority Views Move as Symbolic, Thousands Await Return of Government Support

Poland's new parliament has begun debating the reinstatement of government funding for in vitro fertilization (IVF), a move seen as symbolic by the new centrist majority.
The funding, which is estimated to cost around 500 million zlotys ($125 million) a year, was initially introduced in 2013 by a liberal government led by Donald Tusk but was banned by the conservative government in 2016.
Thousands of childless couples in Poland are reportedly waiting for the return of government support for IVF.
President Andrzej Duda, an ally of the conservative Law and Justice party, is unlikely to use his veto power against the reinstatement of state funding for IVF.
A new coalition government led by Donald Tusk is expected to be in place by mid-December.