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Gender equality and the complete decriminalisation of abortion
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Malagodi, Mara (2021) Gender equality and the complete decriminalisation of abortion. [Online]. (https://www.iconnectblog.com/gender-equality-and-t...)Blog of the International Journal of Constitutional Law.
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Abstract
Recent legal changes in a number of jurisdictions that have entirely decriminalised abortion are steeped in the language of gender constitutionalism and human rights – whether these changes have taken place via constitutional litigation or statutory reform. As a result, the campaigns for complete decriminalisation in other jurisdictions have now begun to engage in a pragmatic comparative law exercise to advance their cause. Activists deploy the legal arguments and strategies marshalled in those jurisdictions that have completely removed abortion from the purview of their criminal laws alongside domestic constitutional principles and international human rights standards. As such, we are witnessing a global cross-pollination of legal ideas anchored in substantive notions of gender equality and human dignity to challenge legal restrictions to women’s bodily autonomy.
Item Type: | Digital Scholarly Resource | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||
Publisher: | Blog of the International Journal of Constitutional Law | ||||
Official Date: | 10 November 2021 | ||||
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Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Media of Output (format): | Blog post | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Free Access (unspecified licence, 'bronze OA') |
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