‘Skirting heaven, skirting hell’: the maternal perspective of Catholic women on abortion and the recent restrictions in abortion law in Poland

In this paper we explore how young Polish Catholic mothers navigate the dominant discourses on abortion in light of the recent tightening of legislation in Poland. We draw on theoretical considerations about the relationships between norms, subjectivity, agency and resistance and propose ‘maternal k...

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Authors: Krotofil, Joanna (Author) ; Motak, Dominika (Author) ; Wójciak, Dorota (Author) ; Mętel, Dagmara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor and Francis Group 2020
In: Culture and religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Pages: 320-338
Further subjects:B maternal knowledge
B Religion
B Catholic Church
B Catholicism
B Reproductive Rights
B Abortion
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