Decriminalizing Abortion in Northern Ireland - Legislation and Protest

Abortion remains one of the most politicized issues globally, and whilst some countries such as the USA continue to experience restrictions to access to abortion, Northern Ireland stands out as having enacted historical positive change in abortion law, from an almost complete ban in the 20th century to the decriminalization achieved in 2019. This book documents and analyzes how this historical change was achieved. Each chapter is written by those directly involved in the long-fought battle to change abortion law - including those with personal experience of seeking abortions, activists, academics, legal experts, political actors, NGOs, and volunteers. In this, the first of two volumes, contributions focus on the legislative landscape of the process with particular emphasis on the importance of ''feminist legal work'' - law-making influenced by the women most likely to be impacted by it. Academic and theoretical framings sit alongside first-hand experience of abortion travel and organizing, framing the narrative of the combined contributions to this seismic change. This interdisciplinary text will be of relevance to academics and students in the disciplines of law, policy, political science, and sociology, but also to organizers and policy makers in other global contexts and across other social justice campaigns.>

Product details

• Authors: Fiona Bloomer, Emma Campbell
• Assisted by: Fiona Bloomer (Editor), Emma Campbell (Editor), Campbell Emma (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780755642571
• ISBN: 978-0-7556-4257-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, LAW / Gender & the Law, Northern Ireland, Political activism, Gender & the law, Ethical issues: abortion & birth control, Political control and freedoms, Ethical issues: abortion and birth control, Political activism / Political engagement