Abortion in the European Union : actors, issues and discourse Bérengère Marques-Pereira [Recurso electrónico]
Por: Marques-Pereira, Bérengère.
Tipo de material: TextoEditor: Brussels, Belgium : Foundation for European Progressive Studies , 2023Descripción: 348 p.Tema(s): Aborto | Derecho comparado | Países de la Unión EuropeaRecursos en línea: DESCARGAR DOCUMENTO Resumen: A medical procedure with multiple social, psychological and emotional implications, abortion has been a socio-political issue in its own right for several decades. In particular, the right to access abortion is a source of tension, opposition and conflict between different stakeholders and schools of thought, which sometimes take extremely antagonistic positions. This book compares the legal regime of abortion in the different EU countries and the effectiveness of the right of access to abortion. Moreover, it traces the evolution of the political debate whilst drawing on the concrete example of Belgium. This examination highlights the extent to which the calls for the right to abortion and the institutional recognition of this right are shaped by various actors within national and international networks. The positions and framing of the issues by these ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-life’ actors, including the Holy See, are carefully analysed. The book also examines the discrepancy between the citizenship approach adopted by research on sexual and reproductive rights and the language of human rights used by activists to legitimise themselves as interlocutors in political deliberation and to justify their claims. This book provides a comparative look at the discourses and practices of abortion rights across Europe.Biblioteca actual | Signatura | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras | Reserva de ítems |
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Biblioteca Central del Ministerio de la Presidencia Recurso electrónico | En línea | No para préstamo |
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A medical procedure with multiple social, psychological and emotional implications, abortion has been a socio-political issue in its own right for several decades. In particular, the right to access abortion is a source of tension, opposition and conflict between different stakeholders and schools of thought, which sometimes take extremely antagonistic positions.
This book compares the legal regime of abortion in the different EU countries and the effectiveness of the right of access to abortion. Moreover, it traces the evolution of the political debate whilst drawing on the concrete example of Belgium. This examination highlights the extent to which the calls for the right to abortion and the institutional recognition of this right are shaped by various actors within national and international networks. The positions and framing of the issues by these ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-life’ actors, including the Holy See, are carefully analysed.
The book also examines the discrepancy between the citizenship approach adopted by research on sexual and reproductive rights and the language of human rights used by activists to legitimise themselves as interlocutors in political deliberation and to justify their claims.
This book provides a comparative look at the discourses and practices of abortion rights across Europe.