https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJCLSI <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Browallia New',sans-serif; line-height: 18.75pt; background: white;"><em><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Noto Sans',sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">International Journal of Crime, Law and Social Issues (</span></em><span style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Browallia New',sans-serif;"><a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2730-3691"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Noto Sans',sans-serif; background: white;">e-ISSN: 2730-3691</span></a></span><em><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Noto Sans',sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">) </span></em><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Noto Sans',sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">is an international double-blind peer reviewed e-journal published biyearly by the Political Science Association of Kasetsart University, Thailand in cooperation with the Criminal Justice Department, Midwestern State University, USA. This journal aims to promote new discoveries in the various disciplines of knowledge, within and across criminal justice, law, and interdisciplinary studies in social issues, which are contributed by researchers and experts from all over the world. Therefore, the editors dedicated to providing a venue for both academics and practitioners to publish their original research articles and reviews in English.</span></p> White Tiger Legal Business and Research Consultants Co., Ltd. en-US Asian Crime and Society Review 2351-0854 https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJCLSI/article/view/283370 <p>This article traces the profound transformation of Thai abortion law from a restrictive criminal framework (1957 Penal Code) to a progressive, rights-based public health model. Historically, reform efforts faced significant political and moral opposition, leading to widespread unsafe practices. A crucial turning point emerged with the 2005 Medical Council's expanded interpretation of legal abortion grounds, aligning with the UK's medicalized approach. The decisive shift occurred in 2020 when the Constitutional Court ruled that criminalizing abortion violated women's constitutional rights to equality and liberty. This catalyzed subsequent legislative amendments that legalized abortion on request up to 20 weeks and codified broad therapeutic grounds, marking a significant move towards reproductive autonomy. The essay analyzes the nuanced influence of comparative jurisprudence. While the UK’s health-based model structurally informed Thailand’s regulatory changes, US jurisprudence, particularly the Dobbs decision, served a symbolic cautionary role, reinforcing the necessity of robust legal protections and highlighting the fragility of rights. Thailand’s unique trajectory, grounded in explicit constitutional principles of equality and public health rather than privacy, offers a distinctive model for reproductive justice in Southeast Asia. The article concludes by discussing ongoing challenges in implementation, ensuring equitable access, and safeguarding against potential regression.</p> Pimpatsorn Na NAKORN Copyright (c) 2026 Pimpatsorn Na NAKORN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 2026-03-17 2026-03-17 13 1 1 1 10.14456/acsr.2026.1