English and Welsh governments are consulting the public about whether they should revoke temporary abortion rules.
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Abortion has been a huge political issue in the US for the last 50 years. But the abortion debate is not new. It began at least a century before landmark abortions rights decision Roe v. Wade.
The medical abortion drug mifepristone has been available in Australian for the past 13 years but it's still out of reach for many women who decide to terminate their pregnancy.
Some careful reasoning shows that comparing abortion with contract murder equates two acts that are far from obviously morally equivalent.
Abortion provision in the 21st century needs to be treated like any other medical procedure: without judgement
The Northern Irish party were horrified at the suggestion that Brexit might mean different customs rules. But when it comes to women's rights, it's a different story.
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Assistant Professor in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Durham University
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Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, James Cook University
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Lecturer in Ethics, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex
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Research Fellow, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University
