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England and Wales: Abortion in England and Wales: The Ethical Challenge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2023

Robin Fretwell Wilson
Affiliation:
University of Illinois
June Carbone
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
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Dans le cadre de l’enquête internationale de l’ISFL de cette année, j’ai choisi d’examiner sept affaires qui illustrent le fait que, malgré la facilité d’obtenir un avortement en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles, il existe toujours un débat, dans les tribunaux et en-dehors, sur les questions éthiques complexes qui sont en jeu.

Dans ce débat, les termes « fœtus », « enfant » ou « enfant à naître » ont tous été utilisés de manière interchangeable pour désigner l’être in utero . Le choix du terme utilisé peut refléter la position éthique d’une personne sur l’avortement ou indiquer qu’avant la naissance, la loi actuelle ne reconnaît pas le fœtus comme une personne juridique. Compte tenu de cette absence de reconnaissance juridique, et dans le souci de rester neutre sur la question de l’interruption volontaire de grossesse, j’ai utilisé le terme « fœtus » tout au long de cet article, excepté lorsqu’une autre expression a été utilisée dans les cas étudiés.

In this year’s International Survey, I have chosen to examine seven cases which illustrate that, in spite of the ease with which an abortion may be obtained in England and Wales, there remains an ongoing debate, both in and outside of the courts, on the complex ethical issues involved.

In this debate, the terms foetus, child or unborn child have all been used interchangeably to refer to the being in utero. The term used may reflect a person’s ethical stance on abortion or may be indicative of the fact that prior to birth the current law does not recognise the foetus as a legal being.

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Publisher: Intersentia
Print publication year: 2022

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