Full Description
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence.
The public and parliamentary debate about UK abortion law is often diverted away from key moral and political questions by dispute regarding basic questions of fact. And all too often, claims of scientific 'fact' are ideologically driven.
With each chapter written by leading experts in the fields of medicine, law, reproductive health and social science, this book offers a concise and authoritative account of the evidence regarding the likely impact of decriminalisation.
Contents
Introduction: what would it mean to decriminalise abortion? ‾ Sally Sheldon and Kaye Welling
Is public opinion in support of decriminalisation? ‾ Ann Marie Gray and Kaye Wellings
How would decriminalisation impact on women's health? ‾ Patricia Lohr, Jonathan Lord and Sam Rowlands
Would decriminalisation mean the deregulation of abortion services? ‾ Jonathan Herring, Emily Jackson and Sally Sheldon
What would be effects of decriminalisation in Northern Ireland? ‾ Marie Fox and Goretti Horgan
How would decriminalisation impact on the incidence of abortion? ‾ Ronnie Johnson, Louise Keogh and Wendy Norman
