SAMOPOMOC I SAMOOBSŁUGA ABORCYJNA W CZASACH NIEPEWNOŚCI
SELF-HELP AND SELF-MANAGED ABORTION IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to analyse social resourcefulness in the situation of restriction of abortion law in Poland and the COVID-19 pandemic, making access to health care services more difficult. The starting point is the concept of social resourcefulness as a tactic of resistance, understood not only as coping with the inefficiency of the social system that does not satisfy the needs of individuals, but also as protest against the social order or any attempt to change this order. The analysis covers the activities of the Federation for Women and Family Planning, Abortion Dream Team, the Polish group of Women Help Women, and the Visible Hand group, while the research material comprised information published on their websites and social media profiles. The findings have revealed various forms of informational, technical, and psychological support within the abortion self-help network. Apart from increased access to abortion, this network’s activities have also led to noticeable social activation for procreative autonomy, and have contributed to a cultural change in attitudes towards abortion and reproductive rights in Poland in general.

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