Ireland on the Frontline: challenging foetal rights ideologies
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Title: | Ireland on the Frontline: challenging foetal rights ideologies | Other Titles: | Ireland – on the Frontline: challenging foetal rights ideologies | Authors: | Barry, Ursula | Permanent link: | http://hdl.handle.net/10197/9733 | Date: | 20-Mar-2018 | Online since: | 2019-03-28T10:49:37Z | Abstract: | In 2013, I wrote about the rise in foetal rights ideology and the consequences for women in Ireland and globally. I looked at both developments in the U.S and in Ireland and used the example of judgments from the Canadian Supreme Court as a reference point for kind of debate that is needed in Ireland. I view Ireland as on the global frontline in the battle over women’s reproductive rights and the fight for reproductive justice. Many things have changed since I wrote the chapter for Abortion in Ireland Volume 2 (Quilty et al 2013) and not much for the better. Ireland is among a few few countries across the globe with the most restrictive abortion law, together with a highly restrictive clause establishing foetal rights in the constitution. The full weight of criminal law penalties is used to create nervousness and fear among women and potential health service providers. A pregnant woman who accesses abortion, or anyone who assists or facilitates her in accessing abortion, other than when her life is in danger (under strict conditions of verification) face a penalty of 14 years in prison. | Type of material: | Book Chapter | Publisher: | Orpen Press | Keywords: | Abortion; Ireland; Reproductive rights; Justice; Constitutional amendment | Other versions: | http://orpenpress.com/debating-the-eighth-repeal-or-retain.html | Language: | en | Status of Item: | Peer reviewed | Is part of: | O' Riordan, C. (ed.). Debating the Eight: Repeal or Retain? | ISBN: | 978-1-78605-050-2 | This item is made available under a Creative Commons License: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ |
Appears in Collections: | Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice Research Collection |
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