Around the world, abortion remains a highly politicised reality, co-opted into party political
agendas, decolonising rhetoric, religious pronouncements and rejections of Western …

Abortion is a common but controversial phenomenon globally. The discourse on the legality
of abortion remains intricate, leaving a substantial number of women restricted from …

This article provides a brief overview of the state of discourse, politics and provision of
abortion in the Anglophone West, including developments in the wake of the COVID-19 …

Despite decades of rhetoric by the international community, maternal mortality-or deaths of
women related to pregnancy and childbirth-remains stubbornly and unacceptably high in …

The contemporary abortion discourse in India is underpinned by two separate but confusing
and overlapping legislations: the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, which …

Dr Bloomer's research centres on reproductive health, with a particular focus on abortion
policy and abortion stigma. She is currently a coinvestigator on a Global Challenges …

This book looks at the trajectories of reproduction and abortion rights in diverse socio-
cultural contexts in various countries, and the regional concerns which animate these …

Introduction: Abortion is part of reproductive healthcare problematised within politically
charged debates, leading to ongoing attempts to control access. The lens of reproductive …

Across several countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the significant need to
address gender-based health inequities by minimising unsafe abortions and preventable …

Across the world, abortion is one of the commonest gynecological procedures and, properly
carried out, one of the safest. However, some 25% of the world's population lives in …