The Irish Abortion Journey, 1920-2018 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This book reframes the Irish abortion narrative within the history of women's reproductive health and explores the similarities and differences that shaped the history of abortion within the two states on the island of Ireland. Since the legalisation of abortion in Britain in 1967, an estimated 200,000 women have travelled from Ireland to England for an abortion. However, this abortion trail is at least a century old and began with women migrating to Britain to flee moral intolerance in Ireland towards unmarried mothers and their offspring. This study highlights how attitudes to unmarried motherhood reflected a broader cultural acceptance that morality should trump concerns regarding maternal health. This rationale bled into social and political responses to birth control and abortion and was underpinned by an acknowledgement that in prioritising morality some women would die.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Genders and Sexualities in History
Release date:	February 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Lindsey Earner-Byrne • Diane Urquhart
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	158
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-003854-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Abortion Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	3-03-003854-8
Barcode:	9783030038540

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