UN Political Bodies and Voluntary Abortion: Back to 1994
Calls for the protection of reproductive and sexual health are included in an increasing number of resolutions of the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council concerned with women’s rights,...
The Korean Constitutional Court Judgment on the Constitutionality of an Abortion Ban
Since 1953, abortion has been illegal in Korea, except for cases of rape, incest, severe genetic disorders, specific diseases, or threat to a woman’s health. There is a maximum two-year...
The ‘Unaffordable’ Pro-life Abortion Policy in Kenya
The narrow basis for the procurement of abortions in Kenya discriminates against women and girls based on their sex and gender. The most adversely affected are poor women and girls...
‘Abortion, Reproductive Rights and the Possibilities of Reproductive Justice in South African Courts’ (2019) U of OxHRH J 88
Asserting individual reproductive autonomy affirms women’s personhood, moral agency, bodily integrity and self-determination, and is foundational to their ability to participate equally in society....
Challenges to women’s rights and the legalization of abortion in Brazil: can we move forward?
2018 was a challenging year for women’s rights in Brazil, and perhaps a taste of trials in the years to come. In October 2018, Brazilians elected a far-right president and...
“Women are not in the Best Positions to Make These Decisions by Themselves”: Gender Stereotypes in the Uruguayan Abortion Law’ (2019) U of OxHRH J 25
Both sides of the abortion debate draw on gender stereotypes, pernicious attitudes about women, and dangerous rhetoric to justify their legislative position.
Elusive Equality: The Missing Element in the Oxytocin Ban Decision
Oxytocin is a WHO-recommended drug for the inducement of labour during childbirth, and in the prevention and treatment of post-partum haemorrhage. Recently, a two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court...
Continued Criminalisation in Ireland’s New Abortion Law
Since the start of January lawful abortion has been available in Ireland. The passage of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 has fundamentally changed the landscape of...
Ethics of Care and The Public Good of Abortion’ (2019) U of OxHRH J 1
Abortion is an important aspect of promoting caring relationships within society.
Let’s call ‘conscientious objection’ by its name: Obstruction of access to care and abortion in South Africa
South Africa has one of the most liberal laws on abortion and constitutionally recognizes reproductive rights as human rights. However, data shows important difficulties translating the legal norms into effective...
Justice Kennedy on Healthcare
Justice Anthony Kennedy, who long served as the swing vote on important healthcare-related decisions, retired from the United States Supreme Court on July 31, 2018. The press and pundits alike...
Patchy Implementation of the Law is Failing India’s Girls
India is suffering from a supposedly ancient yet timely problem. In violation of the law and Constitution, India’s girls are vanishing. It has been reported by government officials that more...
