Title

The Power of Acting As If: Prefigurative Politics and Statutory Abortion Law

Authors

Joanna Erdman, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Keywords

Abortion Law, Statutory Abortion Law, Abortion Rights, Morgentaler, Canada

Abstract

This symposium asks about statutory laws to codify abortion rights, and, by the question, suggests that such laws are distinct from statutes that restrict abortion, the common focus of abortion rights. We are much more familiar with abortion rights as a challenge to, rather than as the basis of, statutory law.

Recommended Citation

Joanna Erdman, "The Power of Acting As If: Prefigurative Politics and Statutory Abortion Law" (2022) 35 Harvard Human Rights J.