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Triumph and concession? The moral and emotional construction of Ireland's campaign for abortion rights
European Journal of Women's Studies ( IF 1.395 ) Pub Date : 2021-09-13 , DOI: 10.1177/13505068211040999
Aideen Catherine O’Shaughnessy 1
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In March 2018, the Irish government confirmed that a referendum would be held on 25 May, allowing for the Irish public to vote on the legalisation of abortion. The same month, Together for Yes – the national civil society campaign advocating for a ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum – was launched. This article draws upon findings from 27 in-depth interviews conducted in December 2019 and January 2020 with Irish abortion activists, to explore the moral and emotional construction of abortion within the ‘Yes’ campaign. This research suggests that the ‘Yes’ campaign, which secured 66% of the votes cast in the referendum, framed abortion as a negative affective object and constructed the moral permissibility of abortion along rather conservative lines. Data from the first year of abortion provision in the Republic of Ireland reveals that abortion seekers still face huge obstacles in accessing services in the State. The legislation introduced in January 2019 allows abortion on request only until 12 weeks, whilst issues remain in relation to the refusal of care. This article, therefore, concludes that by framing abortion in conservative terms, the pro-choice campaign has not yet succeeded in destigmatising abortion in Ireland – an issue now translated into limited legislation and inadequate provision of services.



中文翻译:

胜利和让步?爱尔兰堕胎权运动的道德和情感建构

2018 年 3 月,爱尔兰政府确认将于 5 月 25 日举行全民公投,允许爱尔兰公众对堕胎合法化进行投票。同月,一起为是– 发起全民公投“赞成”的全国公民社会运动。本文借鉴了 2019 年 12 月和 2020 年 1 月对爱尔兰堕胎活动家进行的 27 次深度访谈的结果,探讨了“是”运动中堕胎的道德和情感建构。这项研究表明,在公投中获得 66% 选票的“是”运动将堕胎定为消极的情感对象,并沿着相当保守的路线构建了堕胎的道德允许性。爱尔兰共和国提供堕胎第一年的数据显示,寻求堕胎的人在获得该州的服务方面仍然面临巨大障碍。2019 年 1 月出台的立法只允许在 12 周内应要求堕胎,而问题仍然存在于拒绝护理方面。因此,本文得出的结论是,通过以保守的术语构建堕胎,支持选择的运动尚未成功消除爱尔兰堕胎的污名——这个问题现在转化为有限的立法和服务供应不足。

更新日期:2021-09-13
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