The politics of morality the church, the state, and reproductive rights in postsocialist Poland Mishtal, Joanna creator author. text bibliography ohu 2015 2015 monographic eng print xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Introduction: women's rights and democratization: the Polish paradox -- "The church was helping us win freedom": democratic transition and the return of God -- Restricting access to reproductive services: religious power and moral governance -- Women respond: feminist consciousness-raising and activism -- Confessions, Kolda rituals, and other surveillance -- Abortion, Polish style -- The "dying nation" and the postsocialist logics of declining motherhood -- Conclusion: the future of women's rights in Poland. Joanna Mishtal. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-po--- Women Political activity Poland Women's rights Poland Church and state Poland Catholic Church Political activity Poland Reproductive rights Poland Abortion Poland Poland Politics and government 1989- Catholic Church. Abortion Church and state Political participation Politics and government Reproductive rights Women Political activity Women's rights Poland Since 1989 fast HQ1236.5.P7 M57 2015 320.08209438 Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series 9780821421390 (hc : alk. paper) 0821421395 (hc : alk. paper) 9780821421406 (pb : alk. paper) 0821421409 (pb : alk. paper) 9780821445174 (pdf) 0821445170 (pdf) 2015018324 DLC 150507 20151105222028.0 in00003539306 eng