Download or read book Abortion Law and Politics Today written by Ellie Lee and published by Springer. This book was released on 1998-11-12 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women's needs are placed at the centre of this collection. The contributors discuss the extent to which the contemporary legal framework on abortion matches the needs of women faced with unwanted pregnancy. The book contains sections on Britain, including an account of the campaign to legalize abortion, written by those centrally involved with that campaign; international comparisons of abortion law, with chapters on France, the United States, Ireland and Poland; and chapters covering contemporary debates, including men's rights in abortion and abortion for foetal abnormality.