Abortion and Citizenship Rights in a Devolved Region of the UK

Goretti Horgan, Julia S O'Connor

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Abstract

The 1998 Belfast Agreement seemed to promise women in Northern Ireland equality. This article examines the extent to which that promise has been met by exploring abortion rights in the region. It situates abortion within a citizens’ rights framework. The article explores the interconnectedness of civil, political and social rights and the implications of an inability to vindicate those rights.
LanguageEnglish
Pages39-49
JournalSocial Policy and Society
Volume13
Issue number1
Early online date18 Apr 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2014

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Keywords

  • Northern Ireland
  • women
  • abortion
  • citizenship rights.

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Horgan, Goretti ; O'Connor, Julia S. / Abortion and Citizenship Rights in a Devolved Region of the UK. In: Social Policy and Society. 2014 ; Vol. 13, No. 1. pp. 39-49.
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