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Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. 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.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: 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
