Decriminalising Abortion in the UK: What Would It Mean?

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Wendy V Norman (University of British Columbia) Louise Keogh (University of Melbourne)

Decriminalising Abortion in the UK

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What Would It Mean?

Wendy V Norman (University of British Columbia), Louise Keogh (University of Melbourne), Brooke Ronald Johnson Jr , Goretti Horgan (Ulster University)

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Policy Press
23 March 2020

Ethical issues: abortion & birth control; Gender studies: women; Medical & healthcare law

Decriminalising Abortion in the UK is a highly authoritative consideration of the issues around the contemporary concern of the impact of decriminalisation of abortion in the UK.

The public and parliamentary debate about UK abortion law reform 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.

But what effect would decriminalisation be likely to have on women's health? What would be the impact on the incidence of abortions? Would decriminalisation equate to deregulation, sweeping away necessary restrictions on dangerous or malicious conduct?

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 of abortion in the UK.

Contributions by: Wendy V Norman (University of British Columbia), Louise Keogh (University of Melbourne), Brooke Ronald Johnson Jr, Goretti Horgan (Ulster University), Marie Fox (University of Liverpool)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781447354017
ISBN 10: 144735401X
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 23 March 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Sally Sheldon is Professor of Law at the University of Kent and University of Technology, Sydney. Her research interests are primarily in health care law and ethics and the legal regulation of gender. In 2017, Sheldon was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, in recognition of her pioneering socio-legal research, particularly in the area of abortion law. Kaye Wellings is Professor of Sexual and Reproductive Health Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Wellings was a founder of the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. She led the first global study of sexual behaviour, based on analysis of data from 59 countries and has been charged with the national evaluations of several national sexual and reproductive health interventions, including England's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy. She is an elected Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health, of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Reviews for Decriminalising Abortion in the UK: What Would It Mean?

"""This important book dispels many of the myths that have been perpetrated about what a society would look like when abortion is treated as other clinical procedures and not subject to criminal sanctions. It is essential reading for anyone studying the law on abortion and its role in public health.""-- ""Ann Furedi, British Pregnancy Advisory Service"""