A study of opinions about the Polish constitutional tribunal’s judgement strengthening Polish abortion laws

Makowska, Marta; Boguszewski, Rafał; Sacharczuk, Katarzyna

doi:10.1080/13625187.2021.1980872

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“…Contributing to the decline in religion in Poland has been the publicized cases of pedophilia within the Church [ 17 ], and the negligence of the hierarchs. Similarly, the violation of pandemic restrictions and the involvement of hierarchs in the political dispute over tightening the abortion law could have also fostered a decline in religious practice [ 80 ].…”

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Changes in intensification of religious involvement during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland

2022

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Introduction The emergence of the virus Sars-CoV-2, and subsequent COVID-19 pandemic, caused a global threat to public health. In such challenging and worrying situations it can be expected that people will seek comfort in religion. However, before the pandemic there were never such wide world disruptions of religious practice–because of social distancing regulations, religiosity cannot be practiced in the same way as it was before the pandemic. Methods Two anonymous online surveys were conducted of adult Poles, one during the second wave (N = 1072; November 2020) and one during the third wave of the pandemic (N = 1080; April 2021). The survey samples of participants reflected the Polish population structure in terms of age, sex, size of place of residence, education, and province. Results Participation in institutional religious practices fell threefold to 11.9% during the pandemic, as compared to pre-pandemic times (31.2%). The number of people who did not go to church at all increased from 23.1% to 57.0%. Between the second and third waves, there was a small return to regular practice (from 10.1% to 14.1%). Based on the subjective assessment of the amount of time devoted to prayer, fewer people reporting an increase (10.6%) than a decrease (20.1%) in religious commitment during the pandemic. Logistic regressions showed that an increase in religious commitment can be predicted by older age, more frequent participation in religious practices before the pandemic, and higher life satisfaction. A decrease in religious commitment can be predicted by younger age, less frequent participation in religious practices before the pandemic, and greater number of children in the household. Conclusion Our research indicates a deintensification of religious practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. The pandemic has accelerated process of polarization of Polish religiosity.

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“…Internationally, there are similar examples of social justice activism during the pandemic. In Poland, following the 2020 overturning of a legal exception permitting abortions for severe foetal abnormalities, activists took to the streets in protest, notwithstanding the prohibition of public assemblies, with increasing turnout despite escalating COVID-19 case numbers (Makowska et al 2021;Associated Press 2020). The significance of this issue to women's health and the public sentiment was clear in 2021 when further mass protests followed the unnecessary death of a woman who was refused a termination (ABC/Wires 2021; Agence France-Presse (AFP)-SBS and Reuters 2021).…”

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The Right to Protest During a Pandemic: Using Public Health Ethics to Bridge the Divide Between Public Health Goals and Human Rights

Wood

2023

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Public protest continued to represent a prominent form of social activism in democratic societies during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Australia, a lack of specific legislation articulating protest rights has meant that, in the context of pandemic restrictions, such events have been treated as illegal mass gatherings. Numerous large protests in major cities have, indeed, stirred significant public debate regarding rights of assembly during COVID-19 outbreaks. The ethics of infringing on protest rights continues to be controversial, with opinion divided as to whether public health goals or human rights should take precedence. This paper applies public health ethical theory to an in-depth analysis of arguments on both sides of the debate. Using the Nuffield Council on Bioethics framework as a backdrop, proportionality and necessity of restrictions are understood as key concepts that are common to both public health and human rights perspectives. The analysis presented here finds a middle-ground between the prevailing arguments on opposing sides and is further able to rationalize the use of protest itself as an important element of a mature public health ethics response to restrictive policy. Thus, this paper aims to influence public health policy and legislation regarding protest rights during public health emergencies.

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“…At the same time, it should be noted that at the time of this research abortion was legal in Poland on three conditions: when pregnancy poses a threat to the life or health of the pregnant woman, when prenatal tests or other medical indications suggest a high probability of a severe and irreversible impairment in the fetus or an incurable life-threatening disease and when there is a justified suspicion that the pregnancy resulted from a prohibited act, i.e., rape [26]. After the judgment of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal in October 2020 the second premise for allowing legal abortion has been declared unconstitutional and is no longer allowed [27].…”

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The Association Between Religion and Healthcare Professionals’ Attitudes Towards the Conscience Clause. A Preliminary Study From Poland

Czekajewska,

Walkowiak,

Domaradzki

2023

Int J Public Health

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Objectives: This study was designed to determine the relationship between religion and healthcare practitioners’ attitudes towards conscience clauses in Poland.Methods: We developed a survey assessing impact of religion on attitudes healthcare professionals towards the conscience clause. These questions were explored using a sample of 300 Polish healthcare professionals.Results: The results indicate that religiosity was a significant predictor of acceptance of conscience clauses. It also influenced healthcare practitioners’ opinions on medical professionals that should be granted the right to conscience clauses and medical services that may be denied on moral grounds. There was also a significant relationship between healthcare practitioners’ religiosity and their eagerness to use conscience clauses in a situation of moral conflict. Finally, religious healthcare practitioners were more concerned about the personal consequences of using this right in a medical environment.Conclusion: This study shows that at the same time, both religious and non-religious healthcare professionals believed that the Polish regulations regarding conscience clause are unclear and inaccurate, therefore leading to misinterpretation and abuse regulation of law.

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A study of opinions about the Polish constitutional tribunal’s judgement strengthening Polish abortion laws

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Changes in intensification of religious involvement during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland

Changes in intensification of religious involvement during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland

The Right to Protest During a Pandemic: Using Public Health Ethics to Bridge the Divide Between Public Health Goals and Human Rights

The Association Between Religion and Healthcare Professionals’ Attitudes Towards the Conscience Clause. A Preliminary Study From Poland

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