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MałgorzataEysymontt
SWPSUniversityofSocialSciencesandHumanities
e-mail:meysymontt@swps.edu.pl
ORCID:0000-0002-0030-2645
Theinterferenceofthelegislator
inthefemalebody,self-determination
andperformanceoftheroleofamother
inthelightofthePolishlawfromthemoment
oftheconceptiontothemoment
ofthecessationoftheparentalauthority
Abstract
Theaimofthisstudyistoanalysethecomplexproblemoftheactualinterferenceofthe
Polishlegislatorinseveraldelicatespheresconnectedwiththelifeofawoman,i.e.herbody,
thepossibilityofself-determination,aswellastherolesheperformsasamotherthroughout
variousstagesofherlife-fromthemomentoftheconceptionuntilthemomentofthe
cessationoftheparentalauthority.Thehypothesisofthisstudyistoshowthatalthough
therearemanyrights,freedomsandguaranteesrelatingtothelegalstatusofawomanin
thePolishnationalconstitutionalandstatutoryprovisions,womenstilllacksufficientlegal
protectioninthefundamentalaspectsoftheirlives,especiallywhenitcomestomotherhood.
Infact,bindinglawstendtolimitwomen’scontrolovertheirownbodies,deprivethemof
therighttodecidewhetherornottobecomeamother,howtobecomeamotherandhow
toraisechildren.Overthepastyearswomenhavebeenfightingfortheirrights-notonly
theelectoralrightsorguaranteesofequaltreatmentwithmenintheworkplacebutalsoin
regardofthepossibilityofself-determination.Recently,thelawhasbeenchangingrapidly,
enablingPolishlegislatortoexercisegreatercontroloverthesexualityofawoman,her
makingdecisionwhethertogivebirthtoababyorceaseherpregnancy,becomeamotherby
meansoftheMedicallyAssistedReproductiontechniques,includingtheinvitrofertilisation
procedureorwhichparentalmethodsarebestforraisingherchildren.Therefore,thisstudy
constitutesacomplexanalysisandcriticaldiscussionoftheserelevantissues.