Discourses on Foetal Rights and Women's Embodiment

Author(s)
Uri
Date Issued
2015-10
Date Available
2016-12-01T02:00:14Z
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the changing discourses on foetal rights in Ireland, and internationally, and the consequences for women's embodiment. Court cases and court decisions are explored with a particular emphasis on new interpretations of foetal rights and their implications for women's bodily integrity and autonomy.
Type of Material
Book Chapter
Publisher
Cork University Press
Subjects

Abortion

Ireland

Foetal rights

Women's embodiment

Web versions
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
Journal
Quilty, A., Kennedy, S. and Conlon, C. (eds.). The Abortion Papers Ireland: Volume 2
ISBN
9781782051725
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Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice Research Collection