Pills and Protest : Abortion Access in Ireland

McCaffrey, Brenna

Bloomsbury Academic（2025/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 192 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9798881807979
• DDC分類 362.19888009415

Full Description

The Republic of Ireland lived under one of the strictest abortion bans in Europe for decades, then in 2018, their voters passed one of the most liberal abortion provision schemes in the world.

Pills & Protest: Abortion Access in Ireland tells the story of how feminist activists strategically used abortion pills to help people while abortion was illegal and to influence the legal and medical changes to come. Drawing on three years of interviews with activists, doctors, and politicians in Ireland, Brenna McCaffrey illuminates the story of how the abortion pill transitioned from a controversial object to a legally recognized medical solution. The result is an energizing story - one of creative protest, passion, and activism in pursuit of reproductive freedom. Pills and Protest demonstrates how understanding medication abortion is essential to understanding reproductive healthcare in Ireland - and globally - today.

Contents

List of Figures
Map of Ireland
Glossary of Terms
Acknowledgements

Introduction
Pharmaceutical Insert #1
Chapter 1. Taking The Boat
Pharmaceutical Insert #2
Chapter 2. All Aboard the Abortion Pill Train
Pharmaceutical Insert #3
Chapter 3. How a Pill Becomes a Law
Pharmaceutical Insert #4
Chapter 4. Rebel Doctors
Chapter 5. Becoming Abortion Providers
Conclusion

Bibliography
Index
About the Author