Debates Around Abortion in the Global North (Routledge Research in Gender and Society)

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’ and 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. "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"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Acknowledgements ‘Women’s Legal Rights to Abortion: Watch Out!’ Part 1 Abortion in Historical Context 1 Debating Therapeutic Abortion in Nineteenth-Century Belgium 2 The ‘Birth’ of a Modern Nation: A Brief History of Women’s Access to Abortion in China Part 2 Abortion, Politics, and Social Policy 3 Abortion: The Contraception Paradox in England 4 A Bilingual Analysis of Canada’s Bill C-484: The Unborn Victims of Crime Act Part 3 Abortion and Legislation 5 Birth Control Policies and Abortion Issues in Post-Communist Russia 6 Abortion Law in Italy: A Pluralist Legislation Lacking Effectiveness? Part 4 Abortion, Culture, and Traditions 7 Rising Tides, Ebbing Tides: Appeasement Rituals Around Perinatal Death in Contemporary Japan 8 The Evolving Personhood of the Foetus in Taiwan Within the Transnational Flow Part 5 The Role of Healthcare Professionals 9 Abortion Versus Contraception: The Roots of a Terminological Professional Debate 10 Abortion in Times of the Covid-19 Pandemic Index