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On Finding Yourself in a State of Nature

Feminist Philosophy Quarterly, 2019
I defend the right to an abortion at any stage of pregnancy by drawing on a Kantian account of consent and innate right. I examine how pregnant women are positioned in moral and legal debates about abortion, and develop a Kanitan account of bodily ...
Jordan Pascoe
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Updating unanswered questions for stillbirth research: refresh of the UK Stillbirth Priority Setting Partnership

Ultrasound in Obstetrics &Gynecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Despite UK targets to reduce stillbirth, there has been comparatively less research focused on stillbirth than on other pregnancy complications. This study aimed to ensure that future research addresses the most important contemporary questions regarding stillbirth by updating the 2015 UK Stillbirth Priority Setting Partnership (PSP)
A. E. P. Heazell, N. Sobolewski, E. Aalai, S. W. Glover, K. Wolffs, C. Storey, on behalf of the Stillbirth Priority Setting Partnership Steering Group, Kath Abrahams, Karen Burgess, Alicia Burnett, Kate Davies, Amneet Graham, Eva M Loucaides, Subhabrata Mitra, William Simmons, Lucy K Smith, Helen Tebay, Sara Webb, Melissa Whitworth, Ben Wills   +19 more
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Preventing induced abortion among urban poor in Fortaleza, Brazil : is post-abortion counselling effective?. [PDF]

This thesis reports the results of a randomised controlled intervention study carried out between May and November 1993 in a major public hospital in the metropolitan area of Fortaleza City, Ceará, Brazil. The objective was to investigate the impact of
Misago, Chizuru
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“For three of my four miscarriages I was at work…” Experiences of miscarriage, infertility and assisted fertility in veterinary workplaces

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Miscarriage, infertility and assisted fertility (MIAF) can profoundly impact physical and mental health. The aims of this study were to investigate how veterinary professionals’ work environments and employers impacted their experiences of MIAF and to identify how workplace experiences of MIAF could be improved.
Jenny Stavisky, Natalie Scroggie, Abi Collinson, Zoe Belshaw   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abortion surveillance annual summary 1978 [PDF]

Over the past 25 years, "surveillance"\u2014including collection, analysis, and dissemination of epidemiologic information\u2014has become applicable not only to infectious disease but also to such diverse public health concerns as air pollution, cancer,

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‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
Poppy Simonson, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Michael A. Miles   +2 more
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The moral and legal status of the human foetus : a critical analysis from an Islamic perspective [PDF]

, 2008
This thesis aims to ascertain what the status of the human foetus should be in Libyan law where it is currently inadequately determined. Specifically, is the foetus a person, a type of property, or something else, and is humanity significant for such a ...
Biggs, Hazel, Fovargue, Sara, Ibrahim, Suliman   +2 more
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The Origins of the Human Rights Act: A ‘British Bill of Rights’ the First Time Around

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reconstructs the first initiatives for a British Bill of Rights from the late 1960s to the mid‐1980s and argues that their failure shaped the eventual form of the Human Rights Act. Proposals for a Bill of Rights emerged across the political spectrum, but commanded most support on the right as a means of restraining trade unions ...
Marco Duranti, Chris Hilliard
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The birth of an earth being: ‘Rights of nature’ in Brazilian Amazonia and elsewhere Naissance d'un être de la terre : « droits de la nature » en Amazonie brésilienne et ailleurs

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In June 2023, the Laje River, located in the traditional territory of the Wari’ Indigenous people in Rondônia, Brazil, was declared a legal entity, an earth being, with rights, following the co‐ordinated action of an indigenous councillor and non‐indigenous activists.
Aparecida Vilaça
wiley   +1 more source

The access paradox: abortion law, policy and practice in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
Introduction Unsafe abortion is a major contributor to the continued high global maternal mortality and morbidity rates. Legal abortion frameworks and access to sexuality education and contraception have been pointed out as vital to reduce unsafe ...
Astrid Blystad, Haldis Haukanes, Getnet Tadele, Marte E. S. Haaland, Richard Sambaiga, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Karen Marie Moland   +6 more
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