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appearsindifferentcontexts.Moregenerally,itispresentinArticle47ofthe
PolishConstitutionwhereitisstatedthateveryoneshallhavetherighttolegal
protectionoftheirprivateandfamilylife,oftheirhonourandgoodreputationand
tomakedecisionsabouttheirpersonallife.Therighttomakedecisionaboutone’s
personallifeisexplainedasfreedomtodecideforoneselfandone’slifewithout
anythirdpartyinterference,wherestateandprivateentitiesareobligednotto
infringethisfreedomandnottointerfereinthespheredefinedbyit,especially
whenanindividualmakesadecision;itisalsoperceivedasakindofrighttobe
letalone9.Theterm“righttoself-determination”directlyappearsintheLawof
12thMarch2004onsocialaid10initstwoprovisions-Article45clause3and
Article119clause2inrespectofthesocialwork(er).Inthiscontextitissaid
thatself-determinationexpressestherealisationofthepostulateoftreatinghuman
beingsassubjectsandnotasobjectswhoareguidedbytheirownrationale11.
1.Awomanlegallyentangledintheissueofthepossibility
ofterminationofpregnancy
IntheRecitalstotheLawof7thJanuary1993onplanningfamily,protectionof
humanfoetusandconditionsofadmissibilityofpregnancytermination(hereinafter
referredtoas“Lawonplanningfamily”)12themainfocusisputonsuchvalues
ashumanlifeconsideredasfundamentalwealthofaman,aswellasitisstressed
thatcareforlifeandhealthbelongstothebasicdutiesofthestate,societyand
citizen.Article1ofthisactprovidesforthattherighttolifeisprotectedbythe
9
Compare:M.Florczak-Wątor,CommentarytotheArticle47oftheConstitutionoftheRepublic
ofPoland,[in:]P.Tuleja(ed.),KonstytucjaRzeczypospolitejPolskiej.Komentarz,WKP2019,
Warsaw2019andP.Sarnecki,CommentarytotheArticle47oftheConstitutionoftheRepublic
ofPoland,[in:]L.Garlicki,M.Zubik(ed.),KonstytucjaRzeczypospolitejPolskiej.Komentarz.
TomII,wyd.II,Wyd.Sejmowe2016,Warsaw2016.
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Consolidatedtext:JournalofLawsof26thOctober2020,item1876withamendments;Under
Article2thereof,“socialaid”isdefinedastheinstitutionofthesocialpoliticsofthestatewhich
aimsatenablingpersonsandfamiliesovercomingdifficultlifesituationswhichtheyarenot
capableofovercomingbymeansoftheuseoftheirownqualifications,resourcesandabilities,
organisedbythethegovernmentalandlocalself-governmentadministrationagenciesincoop-
erationwiththesocialandnon-governmentalorganisations,CatholicChurch,otherchurches,
religiousassociations,aswellasnaturalpersonsandbodiescorporate.Socialaidconstitutes
anon-pecuniarybenefit.
11
I.Sierpowska,CommentarytotheArticle119ofLawonSocialAssistance,[in:]Pomoc
społeczna.Komentarz,wyd.V
,WKP2020,Warsaw2020.
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JournalofLawsof1stMarch1993,No.17,item78withamendments.
