The abortion rights debate / / edited by Justin Healey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465309303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thirroul, Australia : , : The Spinney Press, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-925339-05-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (60 pages) : colour illustrations
• Collana: Issues in Society ; ; Volume 402
• Disciplina: 363.46
• Soggetti: Abortion - Moral and ethical aspects; Abortion - Law and legislation; Pro-choice movement; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. Abortion and the law -- Abortion policies and reproductive health around the world -- International and regional standards on the right to life -- The world’s abortion laws 2014 -- Explainer: Is abortion legal in Australia? -- A beginner’s guide to abortion law in Australia -- Unplanned pregnancy in Australia -- Medical versus surgical termination -- Abortion – emotional issues and counselling -- Chapter 2. Views in the abortion rights debate -- Making a ‘choice’ based on all the facts -- No right to health without a right to abortion -- Abortion – what is it? -- Reproductive rights, abortion and Zoe’s law: Why freedom of choice is till feminism’s biggest fight -- Does an unborn child feel pain during an abortion? -- Hands off our hard-fought abortion rights -- Abortion risks: A position statement -- Doctor’s moral objections don’t justify denying abortion access -- Freedom of conscience: Why the right to conscientious objection must be restored -- What ‘miracle babies’ mean for abortion rights -- Real choices: Abortion advocates’ message -- The anti-abortion fallacy -- Eugenics and abortion -- Access to abortion: A human rights issue for Australian women -- What if the child will have a disability? -- What should we do about sex-selective abortion?
• Sommario/riassunto: Abortion rights address the circumstances under which a woman may ; obtain a legal abortion in a specific jurisdiction. It is a divisive issue as the rights debate frequently raises ethical and practical discussions in relation to the law, morality, science, medicine, sexuality, autonomy, religion and politics. This book considers the options that are presented with an unplanned pregnancy, and how these options relate to a number of ethical concerns and legal safeguards internationally, and more specifically, in Australia. What are the various 'pro-life' and 'pro-choice' arguments in response to the availability and timing of surgical and non-surgical abortion, the health and circumstances of the expectant mother, fetal abnormalities, the status of the fetus, and the conscientious objections of medical practitioners? Whose rights should prevail?