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Please find and summarize at least 6 scholarly articles that deal with reproduction rights in Poland and reproductive rights in the US. I am looking to compare and contrast these two and the reasons that they may be different or similiar. In addition, please find and provide at least two films or documentaries that have something to do with reproduction rights in Poland.
Please also find one legal case that deals with reproductive rights in poland and summarize it.
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Reproductive Rights in Poland and United States
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Introduction
Women's reproductive freedom has been a public discourse since the 1960s. After the
Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was
adopted and the subsequent Beijing Platform for Action, which emphasized the need for women's
rights, reproductive rights have been perceived from the human rights perspective. Feminists have
been at the frontline in advocating for these rights. Their argument has always been that without
the freedom to productive health, women's economic and social abilities are impaired, and
ultimately their overall well-being. This has seen several legal revolutions and changes in
recognition of these rights. Although most people anticipated that the 21st century would see an
improvement in reproductive health globally, this has not been the case in most countries. Backlash
and uncertainties are still evident in some nations. A comparison of reproductive health between
Poland and the United States will be done in this paper.
A summary of six scholarly articles that deal with reproduction rights in Poland
Reproductive governance and the (re) definition of Human Rights in Poland
Poland has witnessed political struggles around reproductive health, rights, and police since
1989, after a Catholic nationalist administration came into power. This transition saw the once
legal, safe, and subsidized right of abortion being highly and severely restricted and almost hit a
total ban in 1993 (Mishtal, 2019). The Catholic Church questioned the morality of abortion,
resulting in sex education, abortion rights, and access to contraceptives becoming extremely
contentious. The struggles and debates entered into the 2000s include additional issues such as
assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) (Mishtal, 2019). The church categorically opposed
ARTs, but the Polish public overwhelmingly supported the technology. In 2015, Our Stork (Nasz
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Bocian), a Polish NGO, pushed for the successful adoption of the In Vitro Policy. The policy
legitimatized infertility care. Despite this key milestone, reproductive rights are still compromised
in Poland.
Poland still faces tensions regarding the freedom of reproductive rights among women.
Specifically, Poland has been in constant conflict with the UN, EU, and Council of Europe
regarding the legalization of abortion rights (Mishtal, 2019). These stakeholders h...
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