Abortion, infanticide, murder – does the legal system differentiate?
The legal system punishes the whole family when it fails to mitigate the circumstances around abortion
Dr Jocelynne A. Scutt is a barrister and Human Rights lawyer, a filmmaker and writer. Her books include: Beauty, Women's Bodies and the Law – Performances in Plastic; Women, Lawand Culture – Conformity, Contradiction and Conflict; and Women and Magna Carta – A Treaty for Rights or Wrongs.
The legal system punishes the whole family when it fails to mitigate the circumstances around abortion
How legal is abortion in the UK? Not as legal as many of us believe. Are women criminalised who should...
On 8 March the Women’s Parliament celebrated International Women’s Day by debating a motion to demand basic human rights for...
With the country in crisis and alarm across the political spectrum, we gauge public opinion across the east of England
Human rights lawyer Jocelynne Scutt looks at the place of women in the UK Parliament, and calls for action.
Today’s children, more than their parents, are vulnerable to climate harm. If CO2 concentration continues to rise, it could be cataclysmal.
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