Prawnokarna ochrona życia i zdrowia dziecka poczętego w ustawodawstwie polskim

The article relates to the Polish legal regulations connected with punishments for prohibited acts detrimental to life and health of a child conceived. There are widely presented problems connected with the issue of criminal liability for the crime of abortion including the historical outline of legal protection of a child conceived and analysis of prerequisites which take an abortion into account in light of legal regulation in force. An issue of health protection was shown and proper development of a child conceived and in particular criminal liability for causing a detriment to health. The present aspect also analyses the issue connected with embryos in vitro.