Devolving abortion law

Neal, Mary (2016) Devolving abortion law. Edinburgh Law Review, 20 (3). pp. 399-404. ISSN 1364-9809

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Abstract

The power to legislate in relation to abortion was devolved to the Scottish Parliament under section 53 of the Scotland Act 2016 (“SA 2016”), which deletes section J1 from part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (“SA 1998”). This article briefly describes the existing legal context against which the transfer of power takes place, discusses some of the issues associated with exercising the power, and reflects upon assurances that there are no plans to change the law in this area.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:56866
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    1 September 2016
    Published
    3 July 2016
    Accepted
    Notes:This article has been accepted for publication by Edinburgh University Press. The article can be found at: http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/elr.2016.0375
    Subjects:Law
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Strathclyde Law School > Law
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:07 Jul 2016 10:21
    Last modified:20 Apr 2024 00:27
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/56866
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