Ellie Lee

Dr. Ellie Lee is a senior lecturer in social policy (currently on maternity leave) at the University of Kent in Kent, United Kingdom [http://www.kent.ac.uk/clgs/members/elee.htm] .

She previously worked at Southampton University as a lecturer, and then as research fellow. She has written numerous articles on health-related issues, including abortion, reproductive technologies, infant feeding, post-natal depression and men’s health.

Ellie Lee is the author of Abortion, Motherhood, and Mental Health: Medicalizing Reproduction in the US and Britain (Aldine Transaction 2003). She is also the co-ordinator of Pro-Choice Forum. [http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/]

Controversy

Ellie Lee is a strong advocate of abortion rights. In October 2007 she gave evidence to the parliamentary Science and Technology Select Committee on women's need for abortion after the first trimester. [http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/SDAevidenceforwebsiteupload.pdf] She is involved in the work of the Institute of Ideas, [http://www.instituteofideas.com/] and is a frequent guest in debates on the BBC Radio 4 programme Women's Hour.