Pregnancy law in South Africa : between reproductive autonomy and foetal interests / created by Camilla Pickles

By:

Pickles Camilla [author - LLB LLM LLD (University of Pretoria).]

Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781485119548

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LOC classification:

KTL513.3 PIC

Contents:

Introduction -- pt. I. The development of an adversarial pregnancy environment -- Women and the unborn in pre-modern societies -- Modern societies and pregnancy adversarialism -- pt. II. Pregnancy under South African law -- The legal status of pregnancy in South Africa -- The legal status of the unborn -- Calls for reform of South African law : the separate-entities approach -- pt. III. Pregnancy under United States' law -- The legal status of pregnant women and the unborn in the United States. Feticide and foetal homicide -- Prenatal substance abuse as child abuse -- pt. IV. Addressing pregnancy adversarialism -- A relational view of pregnancy -- Concluding reflections.

Summary: South African law remains relatively silent on the legal aspects of pregnancy, and legal commentary is rather scarce too. Pregnancy Law in South Africa focuses on the issues of prenatal substance abuse, termination of pregnancy, violence that terminates a pregnancy, and the extension of legal personhood to the unborn.

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Based on the author's thesis (doctoral).

Includes bibliographical references (pages xv-xxxiii) and index.

Introduction --
pt. I. The development of an adversarial pregnancy environment --
Women and the unborn in pre-modern societies --
Modern societies and pregnancy adversarialism --
pt. II. Pregnancy under South African law --
The legal status of pregnancy in South Africa --
The legal status of the unborn --
Calls for reform of South African law : the separate-entities approach --
pt. III. Pregnancy under United States' law --
The legal status of pregnant women and the unborn in the United States. Feticide and foetal homicide --
Prenatal substance abuse as child abuse --
pt. IV. Addressing pregnancy adversarialism --
A relational view of pregnancy --
Concluding reflections.

South African law remains relatively silent on the legal aspects of pregnancy, and legal commentary is rather scarce too. Pregnancy Law in South Africa focuses on the issues of prenatal substance abuse, termination of pregnancy, violence that terminates a pregnancy, and the extension of legal personhood to the unborn.

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