“#Repealthe8th”: Ireland, Abortion Access and the Movement to Remove the Eighth Amendment

Abortion is illegal in almost all circumstances in Ireland, permitted only where there is a risk to the life of the woman due to the eighth amendment to the Irish Constitution. While abortion is banned, women living in Ireland do access abortion; they do so legally by travelling abroad, and illegall...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sinéad Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ledizioni 2018-11-01
Series:Antropologia
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Online Access:https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/antropologia/article/view/1455