Debates Around Abortion in the Global North

By means of a historical, legal and scientific approach, this book identifies the issues, progress and setbacks in the right for women to access abortion in various countries of the Global North.

Fabienne Portier-Le Cocq is Professor of Contemporary British Studies. She is a member of the research group Histoire et Dynamique des espaces anglophones (HDEA) at Paris-Sorbonne University. She conducted comparative research for the European Commission (Daphne II programme) for five years. She authored Sexualités et maternités des adolescentes: voix anglaises et écossaises (2009), and co-authored Les Politiques de jeunesse au Royaume-Uni et en France (2012).This is her third book with Routledge and her latest publication is Motherhood in Contemporary International Perspective, Continuity and Change (2020).

'Women's Legal Rights to Abortion: Watch Out!' FABIENNE PORTIER-LE COCQ PART 1: Abortion in Historical Context 1 Debating Therapeutic Abortion in Nineteenth-Century Belgium JOLIEN GIJBELS 2 The 'Birth' of a Modern Nation: A Brief History of Women's Access to Abortion in China CHANG LIU AND KAILING XIE PART 2: Abortion, Politics, and Social Policy 3 Abortion: The Contraception Paradox in England ANN FUREDI 4 A Bilingual Analysis of Canada's Bill C-484: The Unborn Victims of Crime Act ANNE-MARIE RIVARD PART 3: Abortion and Legislation 5 Birth Control Policies and Abortion Issues in Post-Communist Russia BORIS DENISOV AND VICTORIA SAKEVICH 6 Abortion Law in Italy: A Pluralist Legislation Lacking Effectiveness? LUCIA BUSATTA PART 4: Abortion, Culture, and Traditions 7 Rising Tides, Ebbing Tides: Appeasement Rituals Around Perinatal Death in Contemporary Japan CARINA ROTH 8 The Evolving Personhood of the Foetus in Taiwan Within the Transnational Flow GRACE CHENG-YING LIN PART 5: The Role of Healthcare Professionals 9 Abortion Versus Contraception: The Roots of a Terminological Professional Debate PILAR LEON-SANZ 10 Abortion in Times of the Covid-19 Pandemic FABIENNE PORTIER-LE COCQ