Decriminalising abortion: challenges for Scotland

Jonathan Brown

Decriminalising abortion: challenges for Scotland

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Abstract

Discusses the fact that the 'law relating to abortion' in Scotland is significantly different from the law in the rest of the United Kingdom and considers the fact that - while the campaign to 'decriminalise' abortion in England and Wales makes sense - it is not entirely clear that the crime of 'procuring abortion' in Scotland actually criminalises women who seek to terminate their own pregnancy.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Glasgow
Publisher	University of Strathclyde
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 5 Jul 2025

Keywords

abortion
decriminalisation
reproductive rights
Scots law

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Decriminalising abortion: challenges for Scotland

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