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100 1  Sheldon, Sally,|eauthor. 
245 10 Decriminalising Abortion in the UK :|bWhat Would It Mean?.
264  1 Bristol :|bPolicy Press,|c2020. 
300    1 online resource (176 pages) 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
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500    Case study 1: Abortion in Canada 
505 0  Front Cover -- Decriminalising Abortion in the UK -- 
       Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of 
       figures and tables -- List of cases, statutes and 
       statutory instruments -- Notes on contributors -- One 
       Introduction -- Introduction -- What do we mean by 
       'decriminalisation' of abortion? -- Current law in the UK 
       -- The Offences Against the Person Act (1861) -- The 
       Infant Life (Preservation) Act (1929) and Criminal Justice
       Act NI (1945) -- The Abortion Act (1967) -- Reproductive 
       and sexual health in the UK 
505 8  How might decriminalisation of abortion come about in the 
       UK and what would it look like? -- Content of the book -- 
       Two Is public opinion in support of decriminalisation? -- 
       Introduction -- Can we rely on the polling evidence on 
       attitudes towards abortion? -- Reporting bias -- 
       Participation bias -- The British Social Attitudes Survey 
       -- Who is most accepting of decriminalisation of abortion?
       Evidence from the BSA -- Attitudes towards abortion in 
       Northern Ireland -- Changing events, changing views? -- 
       The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey 
505 8  Why have attitudes towards abortion become more liberal in
       the UK? -- Conclusion -- Three How would decriminalisation
       affect women's health? -- Introduction -- The safety of 
       abortion -- Abortion and maternal mortality and morbidity 
       -- Abortion and longer-term health outcomes -- The law 
       versus best practice -- Decision-making under the Abortion
       Act -- Location of abortion -- Abortion at home -- 
       Expanding the provider pool -- Self-managed abortion -- 
       Conclusion -- Four Would decriminalisation mean 
       deregulation? -- Introduction -- A general regulatory 
       framework for safe care 
505 8  Informed consent, counselling, confidentiality and 
       safeguarding -- Informed consent and safeguarding -- Girls
       and women who lack capacity -- Under 18s -- Adults who 
       lack capacity -- Counselling -- Confidentiality and data 
       protection -- Regulation of abortion medicines -- Non-
       consensual termination of pregnancy -- Medically 
       unqualified providers -- Conscientious objection -- 
       Conclusion -- Five The effects of decriminalisation in 
       Northern Ireland -- Introduction -- The legal position in 
       Northern Ireland prior to October 2019 -- The impact of 
       criminalisation 
505 8  Human rights challenges to the criminalisation of abortion
       -- Law reform and the framework for regulating abortion --
       The October 2019 reforms and the interim period -- 
       Conclusion -- Six What would be the likely impact of 
       decriminalisation on the incidence, timing, provision and 
       safety of abortion? -- Introduction -- Abortion laws, 
       incidence, timing, provision and safety in global 
       perspective -- Abortion laws and criminalisation -- 
       Incidence of abortion -- Gestational age at time of 
       abortion -- Sex-selection and abortion -- Safety of 
       abortion -- Decriminalising abortion 
520    Available 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. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Abortion|xGovernment policy|zGreat Britain. 
650  0 Abortion|xLaw and legislation|zGreat Britain. 
650  0 Abortion|xHealth aspects|zGreat Britain. 
650  0 Abortion|xSocial aspects|zGreat Britain. 
650  0 Decriminalization|zGreat Britain. 
700 1  Wellings, Kaye. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aSheldon, Sally.|tDecriminalising 
       Abortion in the UK : What Would It Mean?|dBristol : Policy
       Press, ©2020 
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