Świadomość faktu aborcji w rodzinie jako czynnik kształtujący doświadczenie biograficzne dorosłej kobiety
The Awareness of Abortion in the Family as a Factor Shaping the Biographical Experience of an Adult Woman

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the social context of abortion and its impact on family relations. The purpose of the research, carried out in a qualitative approach, is to capture the subtle aspects of abortion as an event that affects the quality of a family’s functioning. A detailed aspect of the research refers to abortion as a factor shaping the adult daughter’s biographical experiences and her relationship with her parents. The text discusses the structure of categories generated from the research material, as well as two aspects of the subject matter, which include: abortion as a biographical experience, and the importance of the awareness of the fact of a sibling’s abortion for the quality of the Narrator’s family relationships. The research conclusion draws attention to the social and existential dimension of the abortion experience, as well as its importance in stimulating the Narrator’s self-creative work on her spiritual development.

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