Społeczno-polityczne i religijne aspekty „in vitro” w Polsce

Abstract

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is one of the main medical problems invoking extreme opinions and dividing different social groups. In Poland, even though private infertility clinics use in vitro to help infertile people, using this method is still not regulated by Polish law. This article presents the aspect of in vitro in Poland and also the issue concerning the difficulties in finding a consensus between different social, religious and political groups as far as the acceptance of specific law regulations is concerned. In the article different views are presented – in the first place the opinion of chosen religions and political parties – as far as the acceptability of using in vitro by infertile people is concerned. Moreover, the author indicates the chosen examples of the leading discourse about in vitro in Poland. The article presents different ways of stigmatizing both people who are using in vitro and people born after the application of this method.