Repealed
Ireland's Unfinished Fight for Reproductive Rights
$41.95
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
20 November 2021
Summary
Winner of the James S. Donnelly, Sr. Prize 2022
In Ireland, 2018, a constitutional ban that equated the life of a woman to the life of a fertilised embryo was overturned and abortion was finally legalised. This victory for the Irish Repeal movement set the country alight with euphoria. But, for some, the celebrations were short-lived – the new legislation turned out to be one of the most conservative in Europe. People still travel overseas for abortions and services are not y…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780745344270 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0745344275 |
| Author: | Camilla Fitzsimons, Ruth Coppinger, Sinead Kennedy |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 20 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 135mm x 215mm |
Critics Review
‘A must-read for anyone interested in reproductive rights. It is a call-to-arms in the ongoing global fight for abortion access and reproductive justice’
– Bríd Smith TD, People before Profit‘An indispensable and compelling read, showing how feminist organising changes law and changes activists’
– Mairead Enright, Reader in Feminist Legal Studies, University of Birmingham and a founding member of Lawyers for Choice‘An in-depth account of how the campaign was fought and won. It’s a fluidly written book filled with clear facts, passionate arguments and compassionate vignettes’
– ‘Buzz’Camilla Fitzsimons
Camilla Fitzsimons is an activist and a member of the Dublin West Pro Choice group. She works at Maynooth University and is the author of Community Education and Neoliberalism.
Sinéad Kennedy is the co-founder of The Coalition to Repeal the Eighth and an executive member of Together for Yes. She works at Maynooth University and is the co-editor of The Abortion Papers, Ireland.
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