THE RIGHT TO LIFE OF THE UNBORN IS SUPERIOR TO THE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS OF WOMEN: THE PRACTICAL SITUATION AND THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (ECtHR) ON THE BAN OF ABORTION

Abstract

In this article the author tries to shed light on the issue of abortion ban both from the point of view of the practical situation with the ban of abortion in different countries, and from the point of view of its legal regulation in the ECtHR case-law. The article examines the main issues of the legislative ban on abortion on the example of Poland and its social impact on the population and women’s reproductive rights. The author also examines a few ECtHR case-laws that set out the fundamental principles of regulation of the right to life of the fetus and women’s reproductive rights.