May 13, 2025
Domantė Platūkytė
A proposed Reproductive Health Law returned to Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday, reigniting debate over abortion access, public health spending, and reproductive rights. The bill passed the first reading on Tuesday.
The bill, introduced by Social Democrat MP Birutė Vėsaitė, seeks to enshrine reproductive health as a legal right and ensure free access to abortion services, shifting current regulations from a ministerial decree into formal legislation.
Continued: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2560816/lithuanian-parliament-debates-free-abortion-bill