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Narratives of Irishness and the problem of abortion: The X case 1992
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UNSPECIFIED (1998) Narratives of Irishness and the problem of abortion: The X case 1992. In: Political-Science-Association-of-Ireland Women and Politics Annual Conference, TRINITY COLL DUBLIN, DUBLIN, IRELAND, MAR 23, 1996. Published in: FEMINIST REVIEW (60). pp. 61-83. ISSN 0141-7789.
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Abstract
This paper considers the ways in which discourses of abortion and discourses of national identity were constructed and reproduced through the events of the X case in the Republic of Ireland in 1992. This case involved a state injunction against a 14-year-old rape victim and her parents, to prevent them from obtaining an abortion in Britain. By examining the controversy the case gave rise to in the national press, I will argue that the terms of abortion politics in Ireland shifted from arguments based on rights to arguments centred on national identity, through the questions the X case raised about women's citizenship status, and women's position in relation to the nation and the state. Discourses of national identity and discourses of abortion shifted away from entrenched traditional positions, towards more liberal articulations.
Item Type: | Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | FEMINIST REVIEW | ||||
Publisher: | ROUTLEDGE | ||||
ISSN: | 0141-7789 | ||||
Official Date: | 1998 | ||||
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Number: | 60 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 23 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 61-83 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Title of Event: | Political-Science-Association-of-Ireland Women and Politics Annual Conference | ||||
Location of Event: | TRINITY COLL DUBLIN, DUBLIN, IRELAND | ||||
Date(s) of Event: | MAR 23, 1996 |
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