Comparative analysis of abortion in Ireland, Poland, and the United States

Revisiting Polish Abortion Law: Doctors and Institutions in a Restrictive Regime

“…One of the first decisions taken by the PCPD, re-established in 1989 after a decades-long struggle under the Socialist rule, was to call for the restriction of the 1956 Act (PCPD, 1989). The second National Assembly of Physicians adopted the first Medical Code of Ethics in 1991 without prior consultation with the members of the medical profession, except for those who were already anti-choice (Hoff, 1994: 632). As argued elsewhere, this was possible because the main organs of the Chambers have been dominated by doctors active in the Solidarity movement in the 1980s and closely linked to the Catholic Church (Krajewska, 2021).…”

“…Criminalisation and the so called ‘chilling effect’ of the law are often seen as primary factors constraining access to lawful abortion services (Nowicka, 2011). Researchers have attempted to account for physicians’ behaviour on historical and cultural grounds, including deeply rooted patriarchal structures, pervading paternalism and the importance of religious organisations in society (De Zordo, 2018; Hoff, 1994; Jankowska, 1991). However, these studies often omit important aspects of abortion law and healthcare.…”

Revisiting Polish Abortion Law: Doctors and Institutions in a Restrictive Regime

“…One of the first decisions taken by the PCPD, re-established in 1989 after a decades-long struggle under the Socialist rule, was to call for the restriction of the 1956 Act (PCPD, 1989). The second National Assembly of Physicians adopted the first Medical Code of Ethics in 1991 without prior consultation with the members of the medical profession, except for those who were already anti-choice (Hoff, 1994: 632). As argued elsewhere, this was possible because the main organs of the Chambers have been dominated by doctors active in the Solidarity movement in the 1980s and closely linked to the Catholic Church (Krajewska, 2021).…”

“…Criminalisation and the so called ‘chilling effect’ of the law are often seen as primary factors constraining access to lawful abortion services (Nowicka, 2011). Researchers have attempted to account for physicians’ behaviour on historical and cultural grounds, including deeply rooted patriarchal structures, pervading paternalism and the importance of religious organisations in society (De Zordo, 2018; Hoff, 1994; Jankowska, 1991). However, these studies often omit important aspects of abortion law and healthcare.…”

Social Context and the Experience of a Sample of U.S. Women Taking RU-486 (Mifepristone) for Early Abortion

“…Trent and Hoskin (1999) have shown that a stronger influence of Catholicism or Islam, and lower participation of women in the labor force decrease the likelihood that abortion will be legal. A comparative analysis by Hoff (1994) of abortion in Ireland, Poland, and the United States showed that the cultural notion of gender also has a powerful influence over the legality and acceptability of abortion.…”

Revisiting Polish Abortion Law: Doctors and Institutions in a Restrictive Regime

“…One of the first decisions taken by the PCPD, re-established in 1989 after a decades-long struggle under the Socialist rule, was to call for the restriction of the 1956 Act (PCPD, 1989). The second National Assembly of Physicians adopted the first Medical Code of Ethics in 1991 without prior consultation with the members of the medical profession, except for those who were already anti-choice (Hoff, 1994: 632). As argued elsewhere, this was possible because the main organs of the Chambers have been dominated by doctors active in the Solidarity movement in the 1980s and closely linked to the Catholic Church (Krajewska, 2021).…”

“…Criminalisation and the so called ‘chilling effect’ of the law are often seen as primary factors constraining access to lawful abortion services (Nowicka, 2011). Researchers have attempted to account for physicians’ behaviour on historical and cultural grounds, including deeply rooted patriarchal structures, pervading paternalism and the importance of religious organisations in society (De Zordo, 2018; Hoff, 1994; Jankowska, 1991). However, these studies often omit important aspects of abortion law and healthcare.…”

Social Context and the Experience of a Sample of U.S. Women Taking RU-486 (Mifepristone) for Early Abortion

“…Trent and Hoskin (1999) have shown that a stronger influence of Catholicism or Islam, and lower participation of women in the labor force decrease the likelihood that abortion will be legal. A comparative analysis by Hoff (1994) of abortion in Ireland, Poland, and the United States showed that the cultural notion of gender also has a powerful influence over the legality and acceptability of abortion.…”

Revisiting Polish Abortion Law: Doctors and Institutions in a Restrictive Regime

“…One of the first decisions taken by the PCPD, re-established in 1989 after a decades-long struggle under the Socialist rule, was to call for the restriction of the 1956 Act (PCPD, 1989). The second National Assembly of Physicians adopted the first Medical Code of Ethics in 1991 without prior consultation with the members of the medical profession, except for those who were already anti-choice (Hoff, 1994: 632). As argued elsewhere, this was possible because the main organs of the Chambers have been dominated by doctors active in the Solidarity movement in the 1980s and closely linked to the Catholic Church (Krajewska, 2021).…”

“…Criminalisation and the so called ‘chilling effect’ of the law are often seen as primary factors constraining access to lawful abortion services (Nowicka, 2011). Researchers have attempted to account for physicians’ behaviour on historical and cultural grounds, including deeply rooted patriarchal structures, pervading paternalism and the importance of religious organisations in society (De Zordo, 2018; Hoff, 1994; Jankowska, 1991). However, these studies often omit important aspects of abortion law and healthcare.…”

Social Context and the Experience of a Sample of U.S. Women Taking RU-486 (Mifepristone) for Early Abortion

“…Trent and Hoskin (1999) have shown that a stronger influence of Catholicism or Islam, and lower participation of women in the labor force decrease the likelihood that abortion will be legal. A comparative analysis by Hoff (1994) of abortion in Ireland, Poland, and the United States showed that the cultural notion of gender also has a powerful influence over the legality and acceptability of abortion.…”