Aleksandra Mężykowska is an associate professor within the Department of Constitutional Law and European Research at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and an expert in the Treaty and Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her research interests focus on constitutional and human rights law with particular emphasis on the issues related to the application of the European Convention on Human Rights (protection of property rights and reforms of the control system created on the basis of the Convention).Anna Młynarska-Sobaczewska is a professor within the Department of Constitutional Law and European Research at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Her research interests focus on the theory of constitutional law (legitimacy of public authorities and constitutional adjudication) and human rights (right to privacy, freedom of press and freedom of artistic creativity). Her research often looks at the relationship between language, persuasion and legal reasoning, as well as legitimising the dimension of legal instruments.

• Introduction 1 Challenges of judicial reasoning in beginning and end-of-life cases 2 Ways of judicial reasoning – outline 3 Ways of reasoning in medically assisted procreation and surrogacy cases 4 Ways of reasoning in abortion cases 5 Ways of reasoning in end-of-life situations Conclusion Index

Aleksandra Mężykowska is an associate professor within the Department of Constitutional Law and European Research at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and an expert in the Treaty and Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her research interests focus on constitutional and human rights law with particular emphasis on the issues related to the application of the European Convention on Human Rights (protection of property rights and reforms of the control system created on the basis of the Convention).Anna Młynarska-Sobaczewska is a professor within the Department of Constitutional Law and European Research at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Her research interests focus on the theory of constitutional law (legitimacy of public authorities and constitutional adjudication) and human rights (right to privacy, freedom of press and freedom of artistic creativity). Her research often looks at the relationship between language, persuasion and legal reasoning, as well as legitimising the dimension of legal instruments.

• Introduction 1 Challenges of judicial reasoning in beginning and end-of-life cases 2 Ways of judicial reasoning – outline 3 Ways of reasoning in medically assisted procreation and surrogacy cases 4 Ways of reasoning in abortion cases 5 Ways of reasoning in end-of-life situations Conclusion Index

Aleksandra Mężykowska is an associate professor within the Department of Constitutional Law and European Research at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and an expert in the Treaty and Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her research interests focus on constitutional and human rights law with particular emphasis on the issues related to the application of the European Convention on Human Rights (protection of property rights and reforms of the control system created on the basis of the Convention).Anna Młynarska-Sobaczewska is a professor within the Department of Constitutional Law and European Research at the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Her research interests focus on the theory of constitutional law (legitimacy of public authorities and constitutional adjudication) and human rights (right to privacy, freedom of press and freedom of artistic creativity). Her research often looks at the relationship between language, persuasion and legal reasoning, as well as legitimising the dimension of legal instruments.

• Introduction 1 Challenges of judicial reasoning in beginning and end-of-life cases 2 Ways of judicial reasoning – outline 3 Ways of reasoning in medically assisted procreation and surrogacy cases 4 Ways of reasoning in abortion cases 5 Ways of reasoning in end-of-life situations Conclusion Index