Abortion politics are contentious and divisive in many parts of the world, but nowhere more
so than in Ireland. Abortion and Nation examines the connection between abortion politics …

Thirty years ago, English jurist Patrick Devlin wrote:" Is it not a pleasant tribute to the medical
profession that by and large it has been able to manage its relations with its patients …

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This article takes issue with claims made by Joseph Dellapenna in his 2006 book, Dispelling
the Myths of Abortion History, which claims to correct the" distortions of the history" of …

This book considers the appropriate response of the criminal law with regard to women
whose acts or omissions in pregnancy cause the death or injury of the child born alive. It …

Criminal Law for Criminologists uses theoretical and practical research to bridge the gap
between 'the law in the books'(criminal law doctrine) and 'the law in action'(criminal justice …

A seventeen-year international race to capture and sustainably culture human embryonic
stem cells ended in 1998 when a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin isolated …

The parturient woman: can there be room for more than 'one person with full and equal
rights inside a single human skin'? Aims of the paper. The aim of the paper is to raise …

This paper elaborates what the author considers to be a promising alternative to the
orthodox 'conflict model'of pregnancy: a model of adjudication based on an understanding of …

Consent to medical treatment cases discloses a profound medical and legal ambivalence
about a patient's right to refuse life-saving medical intervention. The principle of self …