Using the law and the courts

The theme of this journal issue has been a particularly important one for me, as so many of the papers are about abortion and also about the law, both subjects I’ve devoted much of my working life to. Although every unnecessary death is a cause for pain and anger, deaths from unsafe abortion anger me more than most, because they are so easily avoidable and so completely unnecessary. Moreover, they continue to happen because of the misogyny that keeps abortion illegal, emanating from the Pope on down, and the unwillingness of national and international leaders to stand up for women’s right to safe abortion, and therefore women’s right to health and life.
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research