"We will not let go due to the fact that the voice of young people, their lives must be a priority" - wrote Monika Horna-Cieślak on the X platform. The Ombudsman for the Rights of the kid spoke on the mention to the Constitutional Court by president Andrzej Duda of the Act on Access to a scientist for Children over the age of 13.
The bill sent to the TK by president Duda afraid teenagers. It assumes that patients who are 13 years of age will be able to receive intellectual assistance without approval of the maintainer.
The current law states that persons under the age of 18 must have approval to contact a psychologist. The amendment to the Patient Rights Act and the Patient Rights Ombudsman would put up with this formality. The specialist would have 7 days to notify the parent or guardian of the kid with the support given - unless this endangers the patient's life.
- I'm sorry. It's not a veto. This time, the bill is directed by me to the TK in preventive mode. The origin is very simple. It's about kid safety.. In my opinion, it is very dubious constitutionally so that completely out of parental control, a young 13-year-old man can choose a scientist and submit to his therapies. It's a complex problem. It's a question of kid safety and parents' rights - argued Andrzej Duda on tv Republika.
Ombudsman for kid Rights: We will not let go
The Ombudsman, Monika Horna-Cieślak, spoke critically about the President's decision.
"Today, together with nearly 40 youth organizations with respect, but besides We sadly accepted the President's decision not to sign the bill and mention it to the TK" - she wrote on social media.
"The intellectual Access Act allowed young people from 13 years of age to benefit themselves from intellectual support under public wellness protection. This so guaranteed that Young people will only have contact with top-class specialists, which is explicitly regulated by law, not charlatans" - reads the entry.
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"As a consequence of the intellectual wellness crisis in Poland, more teenagers leave than road accident victims. In 2023 alone there were 145 specified tragedies, including 138 among teenagers aged 13-18. These numbers are not just statistic – they are behind them are real people, experiences, emotions, regular challenges" - she recalled Horna-Cieślak.
RPD She besides disagreed with Duda's argument. She reported that the bill included records allowing parents to see their child's therapy.
"Legal regulations besides assumed, informing the parent, including him in the assistance processthat is why we have excluded treatment from the law, while remaining in consultation - so as not to violate in any way the essence of parental rights. The goal was to include parents in the child's case" - she explained.
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"Still believe that caring for the welfare of children combines alternatively than divides. And youth issues are a priority. A We will not let go, due to the fact that the voice of young people, their lives must be a priority" - she summed up her entry.
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