Bibliograph

Decriminalising abortion in the UK, what would it mean?

Type

Label

Decriminalising abortion in the UK, what would it mean?

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Decriminalising abortion in the UK

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Policy Press shorts, Policy & practice

Sub title

what would it mean?

Summary

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. 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

Target audience

adult

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