A Good read: Abortion Rights Activism and Law Reform in Northern Ireland

Campbell, E. (Participant)
Bloomer, F. (Participant)
Zoe L. Tongue (Other)

Activity: Other

Description

Dr Zoe L. Tongue reviews "Decriminalizing Abortion in Northern Ireland, Vols 1 & 2 in Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies

Period	19 Jul 2023
Degree of Recognition	National

Keywords

abortion
decriminalization
Social History
feminism

Documents & Links

"Decriminalizing Abortion in Northern Ireland is a deep dive into the long road to decriminalisation, spanning two volumes and a timeline of decades. Editors Fiona Bloomer and Emma Campbell have brought together numerous activists, scholars, policy-makers, members of NGOs, and those directly affected by NI’s restrictive law to tell the history of one country’s successful abortion rights movement. The volumes are divided into four (overlapping) themes: law; campaigning and activism; allied organisations; and abortion provision. These themes weave together chapters which together tell the story of the fight for abortion rights, and unlike other accounts, give us personal experiences of what it was like to be involved in this movement: we get to know the people, rather than faceless institutions, that actually delivered this change."

Related content

Student theses
Addressing photography as a feminist socially engaged arts practice in the movement for abortion rights in the North or Northern Ireland.
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis

Research output
Decriminalising Abortion in Northern Ireland, Volume 1 Legislation and Protest
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Decriminalizing Abortion in Northern Ireland Volume 2 Allies and Abortion Provision
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review