The in-vitro fertilization (IVF) technology has been in use in Poland for over
20 years,
with success and social approval. However, in 2007 a vehement debate on moral,
legal,
and economic aspects of applying this technology of assisted procreation broke
out. This
was related to the gaps in Polish legislation lacking the regulations concerning
the IVF,
especially concerning the coverage by the public health-care system. Moreover,
the Catholic
voices demanding prohibition of the IVF had been multiplying and intensifying.
The
article follows this debate, investigates the discursive strategies employed to
oppose IVF,
and analyses different positions, especially the argumentation of the opponents,
and the
narratives by those who struggle with infertility.
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