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Debates Around Abortion in the Global North: Europe, North America, Russia and Asia

Debates Around Abortion in the Global North: Europe, North America, Russia and Asia

Author: Fabienne Portier-Le Cocq
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032018676
Published In: December 2022
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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By means of a historical, legal and scientific approach, this book identifies the issues, progress and setbacks in the right for women to access abortion in various countries of the Global North.

The book provides insights on the past, present and potential actions and struggles in the future about continuing to have the right to procure an abortion. Rites and rituals in order to better understand the practices of Asian countries, such as China, Japan and Taiwan, permeate discussions and debates. The volume presents the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on access to abortion healthcare services and abortion, and the innovative initiatives and schemes designed and implemented. The latter encourages health professionals and decision-makers to reflect on the ‘good practices’ to retain and develop over the long term.

This edited collection is intended for academics and students across the social sciences and healthcare sector, members of the legal profession, healthcare professionals, activists, policy-makers, and any stakeholders working for and caring about women’s reproductive rights and abortion rights.

Introduction: ‘Women’s Legal Rights to Abortion: Watch out!’

Fabienne Portier-Le Cocq

Part 1: Abortion in Historical Context

1. Debating Therapeutic Abortion in Nineteenth-Century Belgium

Jolien Gijbels

2. The ‘Birth’ of a Modern Nation: A Brief History of Women’s Access to Abortion in China

Chang Liu and Kailing Xie

Part 2: Abortion, Politics and Social Policy

3. The Abortion: Contraception Paradox in England

Ann Furedi

4. A Bilingual Analysis of Canada’s Bill C-484, the Unborn Victims of Crime Act

Anne-Marie Rivard