Sep 20, 2021 | Politics & Society
Recently, Texas passed a law outlawing abortion after roughly six weeks. The US Supreme Court did not overturn this law, culminating in a series of phases intending to overturn a women’s reproductive right to access an abortion as enshrined in the landmark US...
Dec 3, 2018 | Science & Technology
By Joseph M. Boden Joseph M. Boden explores how research can inform change with regards to abortion law reform. In October 2018, the Law Commission released a briefing paper (1) examining possible changes to the Abortion Law in New Zealand. Currently, abortion is...
Oct 20, 2017 | Politics & Society
The policing of women’s sexuality and, particularly, their reproductive capacity is arguably a centrepiece of patriarchy. Feminist criminology provides a unique site from which to explore the increasing political pressure in the United States to police girls’ and...