Sam­tals hafa 30 þing­menn þegar skrifað undir bréf til yfir­valda í Pól­landi og koma þeir úr öllum flokkum á Alþingi. Í til­kynn­ingu frá Píröt­um, sem höfðu frum­kvæði að bréfa­skrif­un­um, segir að fleiri und­ir­skriftir gætu átt eftir að bæt­ast við.

Rík­­is­­stjórn Pól­lands hef­ur lagt fram frum­varp til laga þar sem segir að kon­ur geti aðeins farið í fóst­­ur­eyð­ingu ef líf móður sé í húfi. Eins að þyngja eigi refs­ing­ar ef fóst­­ur­eyð­ing­­ar­lög­in eru brot­in.

Í bréf­inu eru þing­menn í Pól­landi hvattir til þess að standa vörð um sjálfs­á­kvörð­un­ar­rétt kvenna, kven­rétt­indi og jafn­rétti til heibrigð­is­þjón­ustu, þar með talið skipu­lags á fjöl­skyldu­hög­um. 

Ég bréf­inu kemur fram að pólska þing­inu beri að virða alþjóð­legar skuld­bind­ing­ar.„Við höfum hug á því að koma á fram­færi þeim skoð­unum okkar að öruggar fóst­ur­eyð­ingar séu nauð­syn­legur þáttur í rétti kvenna til and­legs og lík­am­legs sjálf­ræð­is,“ segir meðal ann­ars í bréf­inu.

Þeir þing­menn sem und­ir­rit­uðu bréfið voru:

Ásta Guð­rún Helga­dótt­ir, (P), Svan­dís Svav­ars­dótt­ir, (V)

Oddný Harð­ar­dótt­ir, (S)

Sig­ríður Ingi­björg Inga­dótt­ir, (S)

Guð­mundur Stein­gríms­son, (Æ)

Björt Ólafs­dótt­ir, (Æ)

Bryn­hildur Pét­urs­dótt­ir, (Æ)

Ögmundur Jón­as­son, (V)

Jóhanna María Sig­munds­dótt­ir, (B)

Össur Skarp­héð­ins­son, (S)

Helgi Hrafn Gunn­ars­son, (P)

Katrín Jak­obs­dótt­ir, (V)

Ótt­arr Proppé, (Æ)

Birgitta Jóns­dótt­ir, (P)

Katrín Júl­í­us­dótt­ir, (S)

Ólína Kjer­úlf Þórð­ar­dótt­ir, (S)

Árni Páll Árna­son, (S)

Elsa Lára Arn­ar­dótt­ir, (B)

Líneik Anna Sæv­ars­dótt­ir, (B)

Karl Garð­ars­son, (B)

Páll Valur Björns­son, (Æ)

Stein­unn Þóra Árna­dótt­ir, (V)

Helgi Hjörvar, (S)

Róbert Mars­hall, (Æ)

Birgir Ármans­son, (B)

Bjarkey Olsen Gunn­ars­dótt­ir, (V)

Stein­grímur J. Sig­fús­son, (V)

Silja Dögg Gunn­ars­dótt­ir, (B)

Krist­ján L. Möll­er, (S)

Unnur Brá Kon­ráðs­dótt­ir, (D)

Bréf­ið, á ensku, má sjá hér að neð­an.

The und­er­signed Mem­bers of Parli­ament of Iceland write this letter to

voice our deep concern over a proposed law crim­ina­lizing all use of

abortions in Pol­and. Access to app­ropri­ate prenatal care is essential

for women's rights in the world, whether it be prenatal screen­ing or

abortion. We app­eal to the Pol­ish Parli­ament to wit­hdraw the proposed law from

the leg­islative process and seek a compromise that better prot­ects

women’s rights to reprod­uct­ive health.

We wish to rem­ind the Pol­ish Parli­ament of the shared international

obligation and responsi­bility that both Iceland and Pol­and have

und­er­ta­ken to eliminate all forms of discrim­ination aga­inst women. As

signator­ies to the Con­vention on this import­ant issue, both our

countries have pled­ged to ensure that women have equal access to health

care services, inclu­ding those related to family plann­ing. We seek to

emp­hasize the value and import­ance of international agreem­ents such as

the Con­vention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrim­ination aga­inst

Women for its import­ant role in combat­ing social issues such as gender

inequ­ality, poverty and health issu­es.

Finally, we would like to impart our view that access to safe abortions

is an essential part of women´s right to physical and mental autonomy.

Furthermore, we want to draw your attention to the ample evidence prov­ing that

restrict­ing women's health care has a negative impact on the welfare of

entire families. In countries where access to women's health services is

restrict­ed, outcomes for infant and maternal health are wor­se, inclu­ding

hig­her maternal and infant morta­lity rates. In cases where fatal birth

defects are pres­ent, pati­ents and doct­ors must be free to make the

decision that saves the life of the mother.

In light of the above consider­ations, we strongly encourage you to

wit­hdraw this law from the parli­ament­ary process and seek to find a

leg­islative compromise that better prot­ects women's rights to

reprod­uct­ive health than the cur­rent propo­sal.