Zgodność z Konstytucją niektórych przepisów ustawy o planowaniu rodziny, ochronie płodu ludzkiego i warunkach dopuszczalności przerywania ciąży
Compliance with the Constitution of some provisions of the Act on Family Planning, Protection of the Human Fetus and Conditions of Acceptability of Termination of Pregnancy

Summary/Abstract: In the draft position of the Sejm it was stated that some provisions of the Act, questioned by a group of Deputies before the Constitutional Tribunal, are inconsistent with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. The challenged provisions state that removal of pregnancy may occur when prenatal tests or other medical premises indicate a high probability of severe and irreversible impairment of the fetus or an incurable dis­ease threatening his life. The complainant’s provision, according to the applicants, allows selection and deprivation of life due to the alleged defects of people, and thus leads to the negation of the value of human life and denies human dignity. The justification of the Sejm’s position stated that the principle of equal protection of all human beings, regardless of their degree of physical or intellectual fitness, is a fundamental standard of the contemporary legal system.

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