"She is finally home": feminist storytelling, family imaginaries and transnational solidarity in Irish abortion activism

• Published in: Irish studies review Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 331 - 356
• Main Authors: Crozier-De Rosa, Sharon, Barclay, Katie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 02.07.2024
• Subjects: abortion activism; intergenerational emotion; Irish feminism; the Irish family; transnational solidarity

Across the so-called West, feminist storytelling positions reproductive justice and the often-twinned issue of women's place within the family as a progressive issue. This conveniently ignores the inherent contradictions of the existence of only limited access to abortion in many Western nation...