Is there still a need for abortion-specific laws? the capacity of the health framework to regulate abortion care
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Authors
Dwyer, Judith
Rankin, Mark
Ripper, Margie
Cations, Monica
Issue Date
2021-03-08
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Abortion-Specific Laws , Health Framework , Abortion Care
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Abstract
After prolonged periods of criminalisation, 20th and 21st century law reform has now moved abortion care closer to being regulated as health care in all Australian jurisdictions. However, no jurisdiction has yet tested the proposition that specific laws for abortion care are unnecessary. This article analyses the capability of health law, policy and ethics to regulate abortion comprehensively, without the need for either stand-alone laws or special provisions within health law. We examined this question in the South Australian context and concluded that the health framework provides the basis for equitable, safe and accountable abortion care that is also acceptable to the community.
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Citation
Dwyer, J., Rankin, M., Ripper, M., & Cations, M. (2021). Is there still a need for abortion-specific laws? The capacity of the health framework to regulate abortion care. Alternative Law Journal, 46(2), 141–148. https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X20986636
Publisher
Alternative Law Journal