Abortion and Contraception in Poland

The abortion law in Poland is among the most liberal in the world. Poland is also a predominantly Roman Catholic country with a relatively high percentage of well-educated people. In these circumstances, a peculiar contraceptive pattern has developed: most couples, irrespective of their education an...

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Published in:Studies in family planning 1983-11, Vol.14 (11), p.263-274
Main Author: Okolski, Marek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Abortion, Induced - psychology
Abortion, Induced - trends
Abortion, Spontaneous - epidemiology
Adolescent
Adult
Birth Control
Condoms
Contraception
Contraception - methods
Contraception - psychology
Contraception - trends
Contraception Behavior
Contraceptive Devices - utilization
Contraceptives
Educational Status
Family planning
Family Planning Services - trends
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health surveys
Humans
Induced abortion
Legislation
Legislation, Medical - trends
Marriage
Middle Aged
Oral contraceptives
Physicians
Poland
Pregnancy
Religion and Medicine
Womens education
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Summary:The abortion law in Poland is among the most liberal in the world. Poland is also a predominantly Roman Catholic country with a relatively high percentage of well-educated people. In these circumstances, a peculiar contraceptive pattern has developed: most couples, irrespective of their education and other socioeconomic characteristics, rely on inefficient methods of contraception, and the incidence of induced abortion is very high. This article examines the prevailing contraceptive pattern and seeks the underlying reasons for it.
ISSN:0039-3665
1728-4465
DOI:10.2307/1965395