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DOI

10.7486/DRI.qn603x321

Title

"When I was in my late teens, I was told that I would not have children..."

InHerShoes: Abortion Post from 2018-04-14 at 11:11

Description

Trigger warning: Please be aware that these stories contain sensitive and potentially traumatic detail. Please check the subject terms before reading each story. This is a personal account from the In Her Shoes Facebook page where women shared their experiences of accessing abortion in Ireland prior to its legalisation in May 2018 with the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. This story includes the following themes: Consent during Pregnancy

The story begins "When I was in my late teens, I was told that I would not have children without assistance and that even then, it was highly unlikely" and can be read on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InHerIrishShoes/posts/158958984778527

Creators

Erin DarcyCáit Ní CharthaighMary LalorJac SinnottCara ShankEmer Smith

Date

2018-04-14

Published by Digital Repository of Ireland

27/09/2023

Subjects

abortionpregnancymaternal healthhealth policymaternal welfaresocial servicesmedical ethicsreproductive rightswomen's rightshuman rightsreligious beliefssocial changesocial mediadigital media-social aspectspersonal narrativesMedical Consent (Medical Law)Constitutional Law - Ireland - the eighth amendment

Subjects (Places)

Ireland

Subjects (Temporal)

Twenty-first Century

Types

Text

Sources

https://www.facebook.com/InHerIrishShoes/posts/158958984778527

Rights

Copyright is with the original author of the post

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Depositing Organisation

Digital Repository of Ireland