Sprzeczność i manipulacja w dyskusjach dotyczących antykoncepcji: studium przypadku

Abstract

In Poland there is a recurrent discussion on the possibility and principles of using contraceptives. Some claim such a possibility directly results from respect for the patient’s rights. Others maintain that a false approach as contraceptive agents do not bring therapeutic effects so they cannot be regarded as medications. Every now and then the Polish media return to the issue for another reason. Reportedly, doctors are increasingly often restricting their female patients access to contraceptive measures by invoking their conscience clause rights. Should the patient have a right to contraception then? Perhaps the opposite is true: contraception violates the patient’s rights? Can the doctor refuse a prescription for such agents? Does the doctor have a right to invoke the conscience clause then? Perhaps all of his or her actions should result from medical competence only? The article offers an attempt to answer those questions. It is based on a case presented by the Polish media in the middle of 2017.