Pro Life and Pro Choice Debate: A Journey from Restriction to Regulation — Destination Pakistan

Pakistan Law Journal, 2009, pp. 25-37

16 Pages Posted: 23 May 2015

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Qaisar Abbas

Supreme Court Research Centre (SCRC)

Date Written: January 3, 2009

Abstract

This paper seeks to understand and critically examine various aspects of law relating to termination of pregnancies in certain circumstances, in Pakistan. Although the law on the subject was modified in 1997 following the judgment of the Supreme Court yet there are certain lacunas and inconsistencies in the existing law and it does not address the ever cropping exigencies of the contemporary society. After having a brief survey of the law on the subject in various other Muslim countries, it has been humbly suggested that the present law should be modified in certain ways to avoid such eventualities that impede the road to justice. In doing so, the basic principles of Muslim Jurisprudence have been adhered to, because any law in Pakistan can not survive if it is found/declared repugnant to the injunctions of Islam by the courts of competent jurisdiction.

Keywords: abortion, comparative, Islamic law, pro life, pro choice, pregnancy, law, women rights, child rights, human rights

JEL Classification: K10, K20, K30, K40, K32

Suggested Citation

Abbas, Qaisar, Pro Life and Pro Choice Debate: A Journey from Restriction to Regulation — Destination Pakistan (January 3, 2009). Pakistan Law Journal, 2009, pp. 25-37, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2609641

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