Citizenship and sexual difference: Abortion in Northern Ireland
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https://doi.org/10.25312/2391-5145.18/2023_04jfKeywords:
abortion rights, citizenship, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, gender equalityAbstract
Abortion was legalised in the United Kingdom in 1967. However, this fundamental right to bodily autonomy did not extend to the citizens of the United Kingdom who reside in Northern Ireland. It was not until 2019 that abortion was decriminalized in Northern Ireland. Looking at the concept of citizenship from a feminist perspective, this paper questions if the Northern Irish population are only partial citizens of the United Kingdom due to their lack of abortion rights.
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