Kasstan, Ben (2018) [Letter to the Editor] Politicians must explain why women in Northern Ireland should be treated unfairly. https://www.independent.co.uk.

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Abstract

Ireland’s 25 May referendum result was a clear mandate to make sexual reproductive health services more comprehensive and accessible.

The result was a cause for celebration because the eighth amendment has forced women to access abortion care abroad or risk a 14-year prison sentence when attempting to control their own fertility. Women’s lives have been lost, and their human rights have been infringed.

Restrictive abortion laws do not stop women from needing access to abortion care, rather women are forced into making possibly dangerous decisions about their health. Men rarely, if at all, are forced to make such decisions about their health. Northern Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws must now be brought into line with the rest of the UK. Politicians opposing abortion law reform have a responsibility to explain why women in Northern Ireland, who are UK citizens, should be treated unfairly, and why they should have to seek care in England, Scotland or possibly Ireland.

Item Type:	Other
Keywords:	Abortion, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Repeal
Schools and Departments:	School of Global Studies > Anthropology
Research Centres and Groups:	Centre for Cultures of Reproduction, Technologies and Health
Depositing User:	Ben Kasstan
Date Deposited:	08 Jun 2018 08:40
Last Modified:	28 Sep 2018 15:06
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/76394

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