Hospice as a form of perinatal care aimed at preventing the phenomenon of abortion

Stanisław Biały
Studia nad Rodziną
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/snr.2018.47.2.04

Abstract

The author, starting from the fact that for many women childbirth is a trauma that involves a dilemma: to give birth or to go through an abortion of a sick child, considers the role of perinatal hospices. He puts forward the suggestion that such centers help to prevent abortions. If a woman is left with such a great problem alone, she is likely to make the decision to radically solve the problem. If she re-ceives appropriate spiritual and material support, she usually accepts the birth of the child, and then an appropriate farewell (not excluding, if she is a Christian, the Sacrament of Baptism). This is an important means of assistance that women can receive (supported by the social policy of the present Polish government). The alternative may be found in programs that propose abortion to such mothers as the only right solution. Abortion, however, does not solve the problem, but often

Keywords:

abortion, perinatal hospice, state policy, maternal care, ethics

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Biały, S. (2021). Hospice as a form of perinatal care aimed at preventing the phenomenon of abortion . Studia Nad Rodziną, 22(2(47), 77–90. https://doi.org/10.21697/snr.2018.47.2.04

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