Vývoj potratovosti v Polsku v evropském kontextu po roce 1990

The thesis deals with the development of abortion in Poland after 1990 in the context of social, legislative and demographic changes. The aim of the work is to analyse long-term trends in abortion and to place them in a wider European framework through international comparison. The main indicators are the abortion rate, the abortion ratio age-specific fertility rates, total fertility rates and the age of the mother at birth. The development of these indicators is examined based on data from international statistical sources, in particular Eurostat or the Human Fertility Database, or Johnston's Archive. The analytical part uses the ARIMAX time series model, which allows quantifying the impact of legislative measures on the development of abortion in Poland, specifically the 1993 Act and the 2020 Constitutional Court decision. The work reflects not only the influence of legislative changes, but also value factors and religious context on the reproductive behavior of the Polish population. The results confirm that Poland is characterized by an exceptionally low abortion rate in the European context, which is closely linked to restrictive legislation and the strong social influence of the Catholic Church. The work thus contributes to a deeper understanding of the demographic and sociocultural specifics of reproductive behavior in Central and Eastern Europe after 1990.