The referendum to overturn Ireland's near-total abortion ban in 2018 stands as one of the most remarkable political events of recent times. The campaign to repeal the 8th amendment succeeded not only in challenging centuries of religious and patriarchal dogma, but in signalling a major transformation in Irish society itself. After Repeal explores both the campaign and the implications of the referendum result for politics, identity and culture today. Bringing together a range of international perspectives, this collection transcends geographical and disciplinary boundaries while exploring themes including activism, artwork, social movements, law, media, democratic institutions, and reproductive technologies. This work looks beyond the Irish context and to the future, offering unique insight into the wider struggle for reproductive justice around the world.

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Publisher

Zed Books

Year

2020

ISBN

9781786997203

Edition

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Sociology

Index

Social Sciences

Front Cover
Half Title
About the editors
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: research
Part I: The politics of repeal
One: The 2018 abortion referendum: over before it began!
Two: Explaining repeal: a long-term view
Three: “The only lawyer on the panel”: anti-choice lawfare in the battle for abortion law reform
Four: Abortion pills in Ireland and beyond: what can the 8th Amendment referendum tell us about the future of self-managed abortion?
Five: Of trust and mistrust: the politics of repeal
Part II: Campaigns and campaigning
Six: “Enough judgement”: reflections on campaigning for repeal in rural Ireland
Seven: Campaigning for choice: canvassing as feminist pedagogy in Dublin Bay North
Eight: #Tá: pro-choice activism in the Irish language community
Nine: Maser’s ‘Repeal the 8th’ mural: the power of public art in the age of social media
Ten: Repealing a ‘legacy of shame’: press coverage of emotional geographies of secrecy and shame in Ireland’s abortion debate
Part III: Futures: Ireland and beyond
Eleven Placing the Catholic Church: the moral landscape of repealing the 8th
Twelve: Losing Ireland: heteroactivist responses to the result of the 8th Amendment in Canada and the UK
Thirteen: The primacy of place: in vitro ‘unborn’ and the 8th Amendment
Fourteen: Northern Ireland after repealing the 8th: democratic challenges
Fifteen: Reflections after the Irish referendum: abortion, the Catholic Church and pro-choice mobilisation in Poland
Bibliography
Index