Abortion in Ireland - The Language of the Campaign for Reproductive Rights

A critical linguistic analysis of the campaign for abortion and reproductive rights in Ireland from the imposition of the 8th Amendment in 1983 to the successful campaign to repeal it in 2018.

About the author

Simon Statham is Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.

Helen Ringrow is Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies and Applied Linguistics at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Ringrow, Statham Simon
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 21.02.2026
• EAN: 9781350337633
• ISBN: 978-1-350-33763-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Illustrations: 15 bw illus
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Ireland, Sociolinguistics, Politics & government, Communication Studies, Politics and government, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, Ethical issues: abortion and birth control