Abortion

The leaked Supreme Court opinion that threatens to overturn the landmark ruling on Roe v Wade has sparked public outrage in the United States. Reversing the 1973 precedent for abortion rights is a rupture for American society and will likely have far reaching implications elsewhere. Could this be the tipping point leading to increased restrictions to safe abortion access? Will this lead to conservative forces becoming emboldened and launching renewed attacks on hard-won reproductive rights elsewhere in the world?

Ireland’s model of amending the constitution through a national debate among the people provides an important route to progress

In October 2020, a Polish tribunal ruled to further curtail one of Europe’s strictest abortion laws.

Raisa Galea explores the contradictions of a debate which is bound to questions of national identity, morality and sovereignty.

The Eurozine editor-in-chief talks women’s rights in Hungary under Orbán’s illiberal regime and its pro-family policies.

Thanks to energetic grassroots campaigning and a steady shift in social attitudes, women in Ireland have finally won the right to choose whether to have child or not.

The UK election result forced the Conservative Party into a deal with a little-known Northern Irish party – who are they? A comparative look with Poland.

A look at both Poland and Ireland’s policies and recent movements regarding abortion.

Joanna Maycock explains why women’s rights are first in the firing line in times of crisis.

Leader of the Polish Greens, Małgorzata Tracz, talks to Eliana Capretti from the European Green Party about the ‘Black Monday’ protests and the fight for abortion rights in Poland.