Patient's right to pastoral care in the light of the constitutional principle of equality of churches and other religions

The aim of this article is to present the patient's right to pastoral care taking into account the legal status of a given religious group. The analysis is conducted in accordance with the principle of equal rights of churches and other religious associations (Article 25(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 2 April 1997). The author presents legal guarantees of the patient's right to pastoral care and discusses the right of churches and other religious associations to provide pastoral care to patients during hospitalisation. The theoretical findings are compared with the practice of medical entities in Poland in applying the right to pastoral care. The last part of the article contains some practical suggestions.

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