Moral dilemmas of women undergoing pregnancy termination for medical reasons in Poland

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception
Kornelia ZarębaGrzegorz Jakiel

Abstract

We explored the religious views and dilemmas of Polish women making the decision to terminate a pregnancy. The article discusses the highly restrictive legislation and significant influence of the Church on the lives of Polish citizens. This study was designed to investigate the effect of religious and political beliefs, social and moral conditioning and professional support on the decision to abort a fetus. A 65-item questionnaire was administered to 60 participants at the time of their pregnancy termination. Pregnancy termination was performed outside the resident county in 32% of cases. Approximately 88% of respondents declared themselves Catholic, but only 22% intended to admit to the pregnancy termination during confession. Five percent of respondents feared the reaction of the priest, while the remaining respondents did not perceive termination of pregnancy for medical reasons as a sin. Of the women who had previously opposed pregnancy termination, 27% changed their mind once they were personally involved. The decision to abort a pregnancy for medical reasons is sensitive to religious and social determinants, especially in the current political situation in which abortion may become prohibited in Poland. The high response...Continue Reading

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Sep 22, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Kornelia ZarębaGrzegorz Jakiel
Apr 3, 2020·Health Care for Women International·Piotr Żuk, Paweł Żuk
May 16, 2020·Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing : JHPN : the Official Journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association·Amie Koch, Kimberlee Grier
Jul 10, 2020·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Kornelia ZarębaGrzegorz Jakiel
Aug 1, 2018·Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing : JHPN : the Official Journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association·Karla SchroederLynn Hutton
Feb 8, 2019·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Emilia PaprzyckaMedard Lech

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