دانلود کتاب Decriminalising Abortion in the UK: What Would It Mean?

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Front Cover\nDecriminalising Abortion in the UK\nCopyright information\nTable of contents\nList of figures and tables\nList of cases, statutes and statutory instruments\nNotes on contributors\nOne Introduction\n Introduction\n What do we mean by ‘decriminalisation’ of abortion?\n Current law in the UK\n The Offences Against the Person Act (1861)\n The Infant Life (Preservation) Act (1929) and Criminal Justice Act NI (1945)\n The Abortion Act (1967)\n Reproductive and sexual health in the UK\n How might decriminalisation of abortion come about in the UK and what would it look like?\n Content of the book\nTwo Is public opinion in support of decriminalisation?\n Introduction\n Can we rely on the polling evidence on attitudes towards abortion?\n Reporting bias\n Participation bias\n The British Social Attitudes Survey\n Who is most accepting of decriminalisation of abortion? Evidence from the BSA\n Attitudes towards abortion in Northern Ireland\n Changing events, changing views?\n The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey\n Why have attitudes towards abortion become more liberal in the UK?\n Conclusion\nThree How would decriminalisation affect women’s health?\n Introduction\n The safety of abortion\n Abortion and maternal mortality and morbidity\n Abortion and longer-term health outcomes\n The law versus best practice\n Decision-making under the Abortion Act\n Location of abortion\n Abortion at home\n Expanding the provider pool\n Self-managed abortion\n Conclusion\nFour Would decriminalisation mean deregulation?\n Introduction\n A general regulatory framework for safe care\n Informed consent, counselling, confidentiality and safeguarding\n Informed consent and safeguarding\n Girls and women who lack capacity\n Under 18s\n Adults who lack capacity\n Counselling\n Confidentiality and data protection\n Regulation of abortion medicines\n Non-consensual termination of pregnancy\n Medically unqualified providers\n Conscientious objection\n Conclusion\nFive The effects of decriminalisation in Northern Ireland\n Introduction\n The legal position in Northern Ireland prior to October 2019\n The impact of criminalisation\n Human rights challenges to the criminalisation of abortion\n Law reform and the framework for regulating abortion\n The October 2019 reforms and the interim period\n Conclusion\nSix What would be the likely impact of decriminalisation on the incidence, timing, provision and safety of abortion?\n Introduction\n Abortion laws, incidence, timing, provision and safety in global perspective\n Abortion laws and criminalisation\n Incidence of abortion\n Gestational age at time of abortion\n Sex-selection and abortion\n Safety of abortion\n Decriminalising abortion\n Case study 1: Abortion in Canada\n Historical context\n Abortion regulation post-decriminalisation\n Provincial legislation on abortion post-decriminalisation\n Health system regulation governs abortion services post-decriminalisation\n Regulation of surgical services provided in hospitals or community-based surgical facilities\n Gestational age limits at facilities in Canada\n Abortion incidence, timing, provision, and safety post-decriminalisation\n Incidence of abortion\n Gestational and maternal age at abortion\n Incidence of sex-selective abortion\n Safety of abortion\n Canadian-specific challenges to provide access to abortion\n Summary\n Case study 2: Abortion in Victoria, Australia\n State-level regulation of abortion in Australia\n Decriminalisation of abortion in Victoria\n Availability of abortion data\n Abortion incidence, timing, provision and safety post-decriminalisation\n Incidence of abortion\n Gestational age at abortion\n Sex-selective abortion\n Safety of abortion\n Summary\n Conclusion\nNotes\nReferences\nIndex\nBack Cover