What would a progressive abortion law look like in Scotland

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2024
Event	The Person in Scotland and the World: 40 Years of Private Law Reform A seminar to honour the contribution to scholarship of Professor Kenneth McK. Norrie - University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 15 Nov 2024 → 15 Nov 2024

Conference

Conference	The Person in Scotland and the World: 40 Years of Private Law Reform A seminar to honour the contribution to scholarship of Professor Kenneth McK. Norrie
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	15/11/24 → 15/11/24

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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   SDG 5 Gender Equality

Keywords

• abortion
• reproductive rights
• decriminalisation
• human rights
• women's rights
• private law

Projects

• 1 Finished

• Scotland’s Abortion Laws: Understanding the Past to Inform Future Reform

  Mitchell, L. (Principal Investigator)

  Scottish Universities Law Institute Limited

  1/09/23 → 31/07/24

  Project: Research Fellowship

Research output

• 1 Commissioned report

• Outdated, Harmful and Never in the Public Interest: The Urgent Need to Modernise Scotland's Abortion Law and Prevent Prosecutions

  Wood, J., Murphy, C., Mitchell, L. & McPherson, R., 21 May 2024, Glasgow. 77 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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  • Medical Regulation 100%

Activities

• 1 Participation in conference

• Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference 2025

  Mitchell, L. (Speaker)

  15 Apr 2025

  Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Participation in conference

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Mitchell, L. (2024). What would a progressive abortion law look like in Scotland. Paper presented at The Person in Scotland and the World: 40 Years of Private Law Reform
A seminar to honour the contribution to scholarship of Professor Kenneth McK. Norrie
, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Mitchell, Lynsey. / What would a progressive abortion law look like in Scotland. Paper presented at The Person in Scotland and the World: 40 Years of Private Law Reform
A seminar to honour the contribution to scholarship of Professor Kenneth McK. Norrie
, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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Mitchell, L 2024, 'What would a progressive abortion law look like in Scotland', Paper presented at The Person in Scotland and the World: 40 Years of Private Law Reform
A seminar to honour the contribution to scholarship of Professor Kenneth McK. Norrie
, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 15/11/24 - 15/11/24.

What would a progressive abortion law look like in Scotland. / Mitchell, Lynsey.
2024. Paper presented at The Person in Scotland and the World: 40 Years of Private Law Reform
A seminar to honour the contribution to scholarship of Professor Kenneth McK. Norrie
, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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A seminar to honour the contribution to scholarship of Professor Kenneth McK. Norrie
, Glasgow, United Kingdom.