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ofhisprivateandfamilylife(ł)andtomakedecisionsabouthispersonallife”
anddespiteArticle71clause1sentence1whichstipulatesthat“theStateinits
socialandeconomicpolicyshalltakeintoaccountthewelfareofthefamily”.
Itshouldbestressedthatleavingwomenwithnochoicewhetherornottogive
birthtoseverelyandterminallyillchild,makesArticle71clause2ofthePolish
Constitutionwhichprovidesforthat“themotherbeforeandafterthebirthofher
childshallbeentitledtospecialassistancefromthepublicauthorities(ł)”seems
tobeanemptyandoverstateddeclaration.Moreover,Article4boftheLawon
familyplanning,providesforthatthepersonswhoarecoveredbysocialinsurance
andthepersonswhoareentitledtofreemedicalcareonthebasisofotheractsof
law,areentitledtofreeterminationofpregnancyinapublichealthcareinstitution.
ThejudgementoftheConstitutionalTribunalof22ndOctober2020ledtothe
conclusionsthatitisonlyamatteroftimefortheremainingtwoconditionsallowing
fortheterminationofpregnancytoberemovedfromthePolishlegalorderin
thepresentpoliticalsituation;theauthoritiesforcedwomennottomakeaheroic
decisionofgivingbirthtoaseverelyandterminallyillchildwithanextremely
unfavourableprognosisforlifebuttotheforcedheroisminaformofhavingtogive
birthtosuchachild,whichcondemnsthechildanditsmothertoabadfatedifficult
toimagine17.Itisrightlynoticedthat“awoman’sdecisiontoterminateapregnancy
incaseofseveregeneticdefectsofafoetusisalwaysaseriousmoraldilemma.
TheprovisionoftheordinarylawchallengedbytheConstitutionalTribunal
allowedthisdilemmatoberesolvedindividuallybyadirectlyconcernedwoman.
Theordinarylegislatorrightlydidnotwanttosolvesuchasensitive,personaland
morallycomplicatedprobleminaunilaterallytargetedway.Aunilateraldecision
thatawomanshouldabsolutelygivebirthtoachildevendespitethesevereand
irreversibleimpairmentofthefoetusoritsincurablelife-threateningillness”18.The
judgementoftheConstitutionalCourtintroducedtheextremesolutionandmayhave
seriouslegalconsequencesforthesewomenwhowilldecidetoundergoabortion
duetotheeugenic(embryopathological)reasons.Itissaidthatthedelegalisation
oftheterminationofpregnancyinsuchcasesandintroductionofapossibilityof
punishingforsuchact(bearingpenalresponsibility)shouldnotconstitute“theonly
legalinstrumentation”19.Followingtheruling,Polandbecame“famous”forits
17
T.Gardocka,Orzeczeniez22październikadrugąingerencjąTKwprzepisydot.ciąży,Zdrowie,
Rzeczpospolita,26thOctober2020,https://www.rp.pl/Zdrowie/310269981-Orzeczenie-z-22-
pazdziernika-druga-ingerencja-TK-w-przepisy-dot-ciazy.html(access:24.04.2021).
18
R.Adamus,Przesłankaeugeniczna(embriopatologiczna)jakoprzesłankalegalnegoprzerywa-
niaciąży-glosadowyrokuTrybunałuKonstytucyjnegoz22.10.2020r.(K1/20),Glosy,Palestra
PismoAdwokaturyPolskiej11/2020,NaczelnaRadaAdwokacka,Warsaw2020,p.104.
19
Ibidem,p.106.
