What is it about?
The article looks at the increasing differences in abortion policy across the United Kingdom and the contemporary debates around abortion in the devolved sub-state legislatures. It demonstrates that these debates have rarely been politicised, but when they have they have usually been framed by politicians as a constitutional matter, rather than considered in terms of women’s rights.
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Why is it important?
This article introduces important comparative lessons for other cases of political decentralisation on the discussions and policies concerning women’s rights.
Perspectives
Hopefully his article provides the first clear overview of the differences in abortion law across the United Kingdom.
Dr. David S. Moon
University of Bath
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This page is a summary of: Lost in the Process? The impact of devolution on abortion law in the United Kingdom, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, July 2019, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1369148119857591.
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