Legal safeguards for freedom of expression and the admissibility of information on the consequences of abortion – a comparative  legal perspective

Przemysław Pietrzak; Kamil Smulski

doi:10.37873/er8x6g98

Legal safeguards for freedom of expression and the admissibility of information on the consequences of abortion – a comparative legal perspective

Przemysław Pietrzak

Kamil Smulski

Ordo Iuris Institute

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Protection of human life at the prenatal stage of development: Social, medical and legal aspects

Series: Ordo Iuris Library

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37873/3bkngd41

Keywords: protection of human life, prenatal stage of development, abortion, conceived child, right to life, contraceptives, maternal mortality, mental health complications of abortion, constitutional standards of protection of life, family planning act

Published: June 17, 2026

This chapter addresses the issues related to the propagation of anti-abor tion views in selected countries around the world. Legal solutions and court decisions are discussed. Regulations and judgments guaranteeing freedom of speech, stating that various ways of presenting anti-abortion content are legal, are presented and contrasted with provisions and juris prudence limiting or even penalizing the dissemination of anti-abortion views due to the drastic form of the message or the place of their dissem ination (e.g., restrictions related to access zones). The study covers the legal systems of such countries as the United States of America, Canada, Australia, France and Poland.

Przemysław Pietrzak

Lawyer, graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Szczecin, the ‘Professional Certificate in World Politics & International Negotiation’ programme in New York, as well as the summer school ‘The legal system and justice system of the U.S. in the global context’. He gained experience working, among others, in a Warsaw law firm, the Ministry of Justice, the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union in Brussels and the Institute of Justice in Warsaw.

Kamil Smulski, Ordo Iuris Institute

Graduate of law at the University of Wroclaw. During his studies he served as vice-chairman and then chairman of the Student Scientific Circle Law, Society Culture, in addition, he was active in many other scientific circles. He cooperated with Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, for which he drew up a scientific expertise Marriage as a permanent union between a man and a woman – an analysis of selected current issues related to deconstruction and defense of the traditional paradigm. His academic activities also include issues related to the legal aspects of abortion. He is a member of the Polish Academic Corporation Cresovia Leopoliensis, where he has served as president and vice president in the past.

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Pietrzak, P. and Smulski, K. (2026) “Legal safeguards for freedom of expression and the admissibility of information on the consequences of abortion – a comparative legal perspective”, in Kwaśniewski, J. (ed.) Protection of human life at the prenatal stage of development: Social, medical and legal aspects. Warszawa: Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture - Scientific Press (Ordo Iuris Library). doi:10.37873/3bkngd41.