Convergence In The Midst Of Divergence

ISBN-13: 9783639129939 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 84 str.

Jackie Mullins

Opis

Support for abortion rights has been deemed a centraltenet of the feminist movement for decades. Theassumption that there is an inextricable link betweenfeminism and the right to choose informs the basisof this work. Its main aim is to highlight theprinciples that inform feminist opposition toabortion, which first necessitates a discussion onthe evolution of the feminist movement. This initialfocus at the macro level sets the context for anexploration of feminist theory and practice at themicro level. Against the backdrop of Irish abortionpolicy, this book explores Irish feministperspectives on both support for and opposition toabortion by providing cogent analyses of conceptssuch as oppression and false equality. Itdemonstrates that the tendency to reduce the debateon abortion to the tension between the secular andthe sacerdotal is no longer tenable. Therefore thisbook is of interest to those who seek to look beyondthe limited analyses of abortion politics that failto fully capture the dynamics of respectivepositions, which ultimately shut the door on anymeaningful engagement on this important social issue.

O autorze

Jackie Mullins is a PhD student and a social policy tutor in the
Department of Applied Social Studies, National University of
Ireland, Cork. Her research interests include gender/social
policy and sexuality/social policy. She is currently conducting a
discourse analysis of the State s opposition to same-sex marriage
in Ireland.