@incollection{2023:lewandowska:becoming_a,
title = {Becoming a parent as a lesbian in Poland: an autoethnographic narrative},
year = {2023},
note = {This chapter is an attempt to achieve an in-depth understanding of the
actual situation of homosexual couples in Poland who decide to have a
child. In Poland, infertility treatment is available only to
male-female couples, and discriminatory attitudes towards homosexual
persons are widespread. Using the method of autoethnographic
narration, through a personal narrative that describes our experience
of becoming parents as a lesbian couple, I discuss the legislation,
norms and micro-practices which constitute discrimination of
non-heterosexual persons in access to reproductive healthcare
services. In conclusion, I provide some recommendations concerning
both the normative, i.e., legal and ethical regulations, and the
interpersonal – especially in relation to the cultural competences
of healthcare professionals – levels to ensure non-discrimination
and equal access to reproductive healthcare services for LGBTQIA+
persons.},
booktitle = {Equal Access to Healthcare in Socially Diverse Societies},
pages = {135--152},
edition = {},
author = {Lewandowska, Marta},
publisher = {Karl Alber},
address = {Baden-Baden},
series = {Angewandte Ethik},
volume = {8}
}