The Possibility of Introducing Conscientious Exemption from Mandatory Vaccination in Poland

Autor:	Łukasz Mirocha
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Policy media_common.quotation_subject Public health Mandatory vaccination Vaccination Law Political science Legal analysis Institution medicine Health law Obligation media_common
Zdroj:	European Journal of Health Law. 28:359-376
ISSN:	1571-8093 0929-0273
Popis:	Considerations comprised in the article concern the problem of mandatory vaccination in Poland. Particular attention is paid to the issue of conscientious exemption from the vaccine obligation. The article presents the problem of social support for vaccination in Poland, the arguments issued by vaccination opponents, the current legal status of vaccination in Poland, and finally – the legal analysis regarding the introduction of a conscientious exemption from mandatory vaccination in Poland. The article focuses on judicial opportunities of introducing conscientious exemption in the field of mandatory vaccination; it presents possibilities and obstacles to establishing institution under discussion. The thesis that public health reasons should prevail over conscientious or moral demands is advocated in the article.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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