Scotland and the Abortion Act 1967: historic flaws, contemporary problems.

Brown, Jonathan

Abstract

Examines the unique position of Scots law on abortion prior to, and following, the adoption of the Abortion Act 1967, looking at pre-1967 common law and contemporary case law.

Citation

BROWN, J. 2015. Scotland and the Abortion Act 1967: historic flaws, contemporary problems. Juridical review [online], 2, pages 135-155. Available from: http://www.westlaw.co.uk

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 30, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Jun 30, 2015
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jan 15, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 15, 2018
• Journal: Juridical review
• Print ISSN: 0022-6785
• Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 135-155
• Keywords: Abortion; Common law; Comparative law; Legal history; Scotland
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2659
• Publisher URL: http://www.westlaw.co.uk