Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism
of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and …

'A provocative and important book that every pro-choice advocate should read.'Sinéad
Kennedy, Coalition to Repeal the 8th Amendment When it comes to abortion, today's liberal …

This article challenges the assumption that their future children's welfare is a relevant
consideration when deciding whether to provide a person with assisted conception services …

Does the morality of abortion depend on the moral status of the human fetus? Must the law
of abortion presume an answer to the question of when personhood begins? Can a law …

By using tissue typing in conjunction with preimplantation genetic diagnosis doctors are able
to pick a human embryo for implantation which, if all goes well, will become a “saviour …

Mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRT s) have the potential to allow prospective
parents who are at risk of passing on debilitating or even life‐threatening mitochondrial …

This volume explores the concept of Japanese reproductive rights and liberties in light of
recent developments in disability studies. Masae Kato asks important questions about what …

There are a number of problems with the classification of prenatal screening as a form of
'selective reproduction'that has become an increasingly dominant classification scheme in …

This article will review reasons why it is argued that the law on abortion on the grounds of
disability is discriminatory, as well as recent unsuccessful attempts to address this …

Although it provides the grounds for a numerically very small proportion of abortions
performed in Great Britain each year, s. 1 (1)(d), the disability ground, raises considerable …