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Joanna Wicha
Polish politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joanna Beata Wicha (born 9 October 1966) is a Polish nurse, labor activist and politician, elected member of the Sejm in 2023.
Wicha assumed her seat on 13 November 2023 and currently is a member of the standing committees for health, elder care policy and national defense. She is affiliated with The Left parliamentary group.[1]
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Wicha was born in Biała Podlaska on 9 October 1966.[1] She has graduated from a medical school in 1986, specializing in nursing, and went on to achieve a master's degree in sociology at the University of Warsaw.[1] She has been a nurse for over 37 years and has recently worked in children hospital in Warsaw.[2] Since 1996 she is an active trade unionist.[2] She is a member of the Polish National Trade Union of Nurses and Midwives.[3][4]
Political career
In 2015 she joined newly established Left Together party,[2] and was a member of party's national council.[3] In October 2024, she left Left Together, while remaining in The Left as an MP.[5]
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Political views
Wicha advocates for women's right for abortion until twelfth week of pregnancy[3] and speaks unfavorably about the Constitutional Tribunal ruling from October 2020 that tightened abortion law in Poland.[2]
She also stands for public funding of in-vitro fertilisation[3] and spoke in favor of the idea at the Sejm meeting on 22 November 2023 during the first reading of a citizens' amendment proposal of the Act on publicly funded healthcare treatments, which would include IVF refunding.[10]
Wicha is an outspoken supporter for increased healthcare services and education public spending.[2]
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