Heloise Robinson

Heloise Robinson is the Singer Fellow in Law at Exeter College, University of Oxford. She holds a DPhil from Oxford, and her research is in the field of medical law and ethics, with a particular focus on disability issues in law and philosophy.

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The Disability Ground in Abortion Law, and the Negative ‘Message’ it is Sending: R (Crowter) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The Disability Ground in Abortion Law, and the Negative ‘Message’ it is Sending: R (Crowter) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

A recent decision of the Court of Appeal involved a very interesting legal challenge based on an alleged negative ‘message’ in the law. It raises important questions about the law on disability-selective abortion, but also more ...
Discriminatory Ground in Abortion Law Under Consideration by the Court of Appeal

Discriminatory Ground in Abortion Law Under Consideration by the Court of Appeal

Image description: Stack of reports entitled 'Human Rights and Democracy' with a photograph of a woman and baby on the cover Let’s say I told you that the law provides that abortion is only lawful in the following scenarios. First, ...