Sheldon Sally
Professor, Kent Law School, Kent University, Canterbury, UK. Correspondence:
Reprod Health Matters. 2016 Nov;24(48):90-101. doi: 10.1016/j.rhm.2016.10.002. Epub 2016 Nov 26.
Evidence suggests that there is widespread home use of abortion pills in Ireland and that ending a pregnancy in this way is potentially safer than the alternatives available to many women. This paper argues that there is a strong case for women with unwanted pregnancies to be offered truthful and objective information regarding the use of abortion pills by trusted local professionals and, further, that this is possible within existing law. A move in this direction would not, however, negate the need for legal reform to address the fundamental moral incoherence of a law that treats women who terminate pregnancies within Ireland as criminals but those who travel to access services overseas as victims in need of support. In support of these arguments, the paper draws on both library research and a small number of interviews with government officials, service providers and activists.
有证据表明，堕胎药在爱尔兰家庭中广泛使用，而且通过这种方式终止妊娠可能比许多女性可选择的其他方式更安全。本文认为，对于意外怀孕的女性，有充分的理由让值得信赖的当地专业人员提供关于堕胎药使用的真实客观信息，而且，在现行法律范围内这是可行的。然而，朝这个方向迈进并不会否定法律改革的必要性，以解决一项法律的根本道德不一致问题，该法律将在爱尔兰境内终止妊娠的女性视为罪犯，而将前往海外获取服务的女性视为需要支持的受害者。为支持这些论点，本文借鉴了图书馆研究以及对政府官员、服务提供者和活动家的少量访谈。
