Public exposure of anti-abortion banners in the context 
of the limits of freedom of expression Cover Image

Publiczne eksponowanie banerów antyaborcyjnych w kontekście granic swobody ekspresji
Public exposure of anti-abortion banners in the context of the limits of freedom of expression

Author(s): Adam Ploszka
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: freedom of speech; banner; abortion; public space

Summary/Abstract: In the article, the author analyzes, from the perspective of the limits of the freedom of speech, one of the controversial forms of expression on the permissibility of abortion. This form of expression consists of presentation in public spaces, large-format photographs containing images of bloody dead human fetuses. Banners containing these types of photographs are presented without any restrictions, which means that anyone, including children, can view them. For this text, common court judgements in which the courts held that this form of expression is not protected by freedom of speech were collected and analyzed. The analysis of the judgments of common courts was complemented by reference to the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 88
  • Page Range: 325-349
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish