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Available Open Access under CC-BY licence. Irish law currently permits abortion only where the life of the pregnant woman is at risk. Since 1983, the 8th Amendment to the Constitution has recognised the "unborn" as having a right to life equal to that of the "mother". Consequently, most people in Ireland who wish to bring their pregnancies to an end either import the abortion pill illegally, travel abroad to access abortion, or continue with the pregnancy against their will. Now, however, there are signs of change. A constitutional referendum will be held in 2018, after which it will be possible to reimagine, redesign, and reform the law on abortion. Written by experts in the field, this book draws on experience from other countries, as well as experiences of maternal medical care in Ireland, to call for a feminist, woman-centered, and rights-based radical new approach to abortion law in Ireland. Directly challenging grounds-based abortion law, this accessible guide brings together feminist analysis, comparative research, human rights law, and political awareness to propose a new constitutional and legislative settlement on reproductive autonomy in Ireland. It offers practical proposals for policymakers and advocates, including model legislation, making it an essential campaigning tool leading up to the referendum

After the revolution of 2011, the electoral victory of the Islamist party 'Ennahdha' allowed previously silenced religious and conservative ideas about women's right to abortion to be expressed. This also allowed healthcare providers in the public sector to refuse abortion and contraceptive care. This book explores the changes and continuity in the local discourses and practices related to the body, sexuality, reproduction and gender relationships. It also investigates how the bureaucratic apparatus of government healthcare facilities affects the complex moral world of clinicians and patients

"Following the science" as the Supreme Court considers the safety and efficacy of medical abortions.

In this hard-hitting timely book Judith Orr, leading pro-choice campaigner, argues that it's time women had the right to control their fertility without the practical, legal and ideological barriers they have faced for generations. Donald Trump's presidency threatens abortion rights within the US and his global gag affects women worldwide today – 47,000 women die annually from illegal abortions. In Britain, anti-abortion campaigners attack women's rights under existing law. Elsewhere, women cross borders or buy pills online. In the US, Ireland, Poland and Latin America restrictions on abortion have provoked mass resistance, Combining analysis of statistics, popular culture and social attitudes with powerful first-hand accounts of women's experiences and a history of women's attempts to control their bodies, the author shows that despite the 1967 Abortion Act full reproductive rights in Britain are yet to be won. The book also highlights current debates over decriminalisation and argues for abortion provision fit for the 21st century

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. The Agoras of Agon -- Introduction -- 1. Setting the Stage: Athens, Greece, Fantasy, and History -- 2. Stage Left: Greek Women -- 3. Center Stage: What Is Greece? -- 4. Stage Right: The Demografiko -- Part 2. In Context, in Contests -- 5. In the Operating Room: On Cows, Greece, and the Smoking Fetus -- 6. Give Birth for Greece! Abortion and Nation in the Greek Press -- Part 3. Sexing the Nation -- Introduction -- 7. Navigating the Night -- 8. The Impossible Dream: The Couple as Mother -- 9. Abortion, Pain, and Agency -- Part 4. Instigating Dialogues -- Introduction -- 10. Reprosexuality and the Modern Citizen Face the Specter of Turkey -- 11. A Critical Cartography of the Demografiko's Greece -- Epilogue: Theory and Policy -- Notes -- References -- Index

Intro -- Abortion: medical progress and social implications -- Contents -- Introduction -- Legal abortion in England and Wales -- Discussion -- Abortion services in Slovenia -- Provision of abortion services in the United States -- General discussion 1 Abortion law and abortion services in Japan and other countries -- Mortality due to abortion at Kenyatta National Hospital, 1974-1983 -- Discussion -- Abortion in Thailand and Sweden: health services and short-term consequences -- Discussion -- Sequelae of induced abortion -- Discussion -- The comparative safety of second-trimester abortion methods -- Discussion -- Some aspects of late abortion for congenital abnormality -- Discussion -- General discussion 2 Ethical aspects of abortion -- Live-born infants of 24 to 28 weeks' gestation: survival and sequelae at two years of age -- Discussion -- Follow-up study of children born to women denied abortion -- Discussion -- Post-abortion and post-partum psychiatric hospitalization -- Discussion -- The effects of abortion on a marriage -- Discussion -- Menstrual induction: surgery versus pro- staglandins -- Discussion -- Contragestion by antiprogestin: a new approach to human fertility control -- Discussion -- Legal abortion: limits and contributions to human life -- Discussion -- Viability and the moral status of the fetus -- Discussion -- Politics and abortion -- Discussion -- Final general discussion Providing effective abortion services -- Effects on society of changes in abortion laws -- Contragestion -- Medical progress and the social implications of abortion: summing-up -- Biographies of contributors -- Index of contributors -- Subject index.

Expanding previous studies of social influence in politics, proposed is a system of simultaneous equations that explicitly models the process of influence on abortion attitudes among pairs of political discussants. Application to 1984 presidential election data from South Bend, IN, suggests that the way the influence process works may depend on the type of attitude being examined. 4 Tables, 37 References. Adapted from the source document.