Examines recent aspects of the debate on the legalisation of abortion in Jamaica. Highlights the recommendations of the Abortion Policy Review Group which reviewed health implications in Jamaica and assessed existing laws in the wider Caribbean on abortion. Using feminist analysis the paper also explores the challenges faced by those arguing for legislative reform on abortion services in Jamaica within the larger framework of reproductive health and rights.
Discusses the highlights of the 44th Session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Population and Development which dealt with the issue of Fertility, Reproductive Health and Development in which the 1994 Programme of Action from the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, Egypt was reaffirmed.
