Beyond the Binaries, Part 10: Abortion and the Law, Part 3: The Complexity of Criminalization, Part 2
Bottom Line Up Front: If the goal is reducing abortions, criminalization is impractical, ineffective, and counterproductive.
Beyond the Binaries, Part 9: Abortion and the Law, Part 2: The Complexity of Criminalization, Part 1
The purpose and function of criminalization and criminal punishment is the subject of a great deal of debate. At one level, the designation of a…
Beyond the Binaries, Part 8: Abortion and the Law, Part 1: Bright Lines, Balancing Tests, and Contradictory Codes
My point here is to highlight why the questions of life and personhood are such complex and sometimes contradictory issues in the legal system.
Thomas L Horrocks 