Lawless

Abortion under Complete Decriminalization

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Canada is the only country with complete decriminalization of abortion: no gestational duration limitations, no parental consent obligations, and no waiting periods. In recent years, other countries (New Zealand, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico) have made strides toward this, while the United States has notoriously lost ground. Amidst the tumult, nurse and scholar Martha Paynter uses historical context and contemporary issues to explain why experts advocate against laws governing abortion.Despite decriminalization, Canadian federal and provincial legislation and regulations about health funding, delivery, and human rights all shape how abortion care is delivered. Barriers persist in uneven access, unclear information, and belief-based denial of care. In accessible plain language from the expansive perspective of a clinician, researcher and activist, Paynter describes abortion policy, practice and experience and discusses how to resolve challenges that continue more than three decades after Canada became the world's most legally progressive jurisdiction for abortion.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-09-28
Mått:15 x 23 x 1 mm
Vikt:0 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
ISBN:9781773637501

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Etiska frågor och debatter inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Martha Paynter has worked to advance abortion access in Canada for over twenty years. A writer, nurse and public scholar, she is recognized internationally for her expertise at the nexus of reproductive justice and prisoner health. She is an associate professor at the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Nursing, where her research addresses the health rights of people experiencing incarceration, as well as sexual and reproductive health care in Canada and around the world. She is the author of Abortion to Abolition: Reproductive Health and Justice in Canada (Fernwood, 2017) and has published extensively in national magazines (Chatelaine, Briarpatch) and scientific journals. Paynter is a keen advocate for increasing the influence of women and gender-diverse people in news media and participates regularly in interviews with national and international print, radio and TV press (CBC/Radio-Canada, Global, CTV). She values and fosters collaborations with community organizations and lived-experience experts in reproductive health and prison justice. Paynter is a recipient of the 150th anniversary medal from the Senate of Canada for her volunteer service to the country (2017) and the King Charles III Coronation Medal for service to the nursing profession (2025).

Recensioner i media

“Clear, rigorous, and deeply grounded in both scholarship and practice, Lawless is an essential resource for anyone working to make abortion access real. Drawing on her brilliance as a teacher and researcher, Paynter demystifies the different layers—legal, clinical, political, and social—that shape abortion care in Canada. This book is not only a must-read for scholars and activists in Canada, but also a powerful guide for global advocates seeking to understand what it takes to move from legal frameworks to meaningful access.”

Innehållsförteckning

: Decriminalized AbortionChapter: 1: What Is Abortion?Chapter: 2: With Laws Come LimitsChapter: 3: Defining Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant DeathChapter: 4: The Mifepristone RevolutionChapter: 5: Belief-Based Denial of CareChapter: 6: Crisis Pregnancy CentresChapter: 7: Freedom of Expression and AssemblyChapter: 8: Expansion of CareChapter: 9: Children and YouthChapter: 10: ContraceptionChapter: 11: International Law: Onward