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sionsthepossibleconflictbetweenthechild’srighttolifeandthemoth-
er’srighttochooseherchild’slifeordeathforvariousreasonsstarting
fromthemother’sdifcultsituationandendingwithherwillassuch.
Instead,ifwetreatthechildasthehumanbeingtobereceivedwith
acceptance,thewoman’spersonalfulfillmentwouldinvolvethebestcare
forthechild,forherself,andfortheirmutualrelationratherthanthe
choiceofabortionaskillingthebaby
,destroyingtherelation,anddoing
harmtothewomanherself.MarzenaSzczepkowskarightlypointedout
inherarticlethatpro-lifeactivitiesareusuallysetoppositetothewom-
en’srightsattitudes.Inheropinion,theseissuesshouldnotbeseenas
opposedbutstronglylinkedtogetherbecausewhatrequirestheproper
careistherelationofmotherandchild.One-sidedfightforchildren’s
rightstolifewiththelackofcareforthewoman’ssituationorone-sided
concentrationonthewoman’srightswithouttheconcernforthelifeof
thechildisbadforbothsides,whiletheproperconcernforwomanmay
securethechild’ssafetyandallowtherelationtobewellprotected.17
Theperspectiveofnoticingtheimportanceofrelationisbasedonthe
conceptofanti-individualisticfreedomwhichfindsitsfullrealizationin
loveasrelatingpersonsaccordingtotheirwillbutalsoinvolvinglong-
-lastingcommitmentsanddutiesbeyondthechangeofone’swill.Aper-
sonistreatedasuniqueinone’sdignitybutrelatedtoothersandfinding
one’sdevelopmentintheserelations.Whiletheindividualisticconceptof
freedommayassumeindependencefromrelationsintermsofone’sful-
fillment(freedomfrombeingforcedtorelationsorfreedomfrombeing
dependentonrelations),thepersonalisticmodelisbasedontheconcept
offreedomasfindingitsgoalinlove(freedomtobeingrelatedtoothers
inadeepsenseoftheword).JohnPaulIIidentifiedtheessenceoflovein
relatednesswhichatfirstseemsaslimitingone’sfreedom,butonadeeper
levelshowsitselftobeconnectedwiththematurekindoffreedom.Inhis
homilygiveninJasnaGóraduringthefirstpilgrimagetoPolandin1979
heclaimedthatsuchanexampleoffreedomasfulfilledinloveisclearly
shownintheexperienceofmotherstakingcareofasickchildwhose
careisnottreatedaslimitationbutasafrmationofliberty
.
18
Itlooks
likehisexamplefromthehomilymakesastrongargumentforsuchan
understandingoffreedombythewholehumanitybutinordertomakeit
understandableandpersuasive,thehumanityneedstoseriouslytakeinto
considerationthefemaleexperienceofrelatednesstoachild.Thisdoes
17
M.Szczepkowska:“Prolifeznaczyprolove[Pro-lifemeanspro-love].”Imago.
CzasopismoFundacjiProHumanaVita,no.4(4)2011,pp.41—43,p.41.
18JoHNPaUlII:HomiliawygłoszonawczasieMszyświętejnaJasnejGórze,4.06.1979
[audiodocument].In:Musiciebyćmocni.IPielgrzymkaJanaPawłaIIdoPolski2—10
czerwca1979.Warszawa2005.CD-ROM.
