Reasons
Reason women would flee Ireland in 1950
What is being an unmarried mother?
In the context of modern Ireland, this historical factor significantly influenced attitudes and accessibility to birth control and family planning
What is religious doctrine?
Abortion in Ireland during the 1950s was primarily governed by this piece of legislation, making the procedure illegal and subject to criminal penalties.
What is the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1935?
"Despite the legal ban on abortion in Ireland during the 1950s, this group of medical professionals, along with doctors, continued to perform illegal abortions, often at a high cost."
Who are midwives?
Legal, societal, and medical factors shaped the landscape and attitudes towards what reproductive issue
What is abortion?
This is what women in the 1950s in Ireland avoided when to came to abortion methods
What are Surgical Procedures?
In the 1950s, this was the common justification used by doctors in Ireland and Europe to avoid prosecution for performing illegal abortions
What is claiming to perform therapeutic abortions allowed by law?
In the aftermath of Sheila Hodgers' tragic death, discussions about the dangers of illegal abortions in the 1950s prompted calls for reform in this area of Irish law.
What is abortion legislation?
This 27-year-old woman's death in 1950 highlighted the risks associated with illegal abortions in Ireland and sparked discussions about the need for legal reform
Who is Sheila Hodgers?
"In modern Ireland, this religious institution played a central role in shaping attitudes towards contraception"
What is the Catholic Church?
Women would travel to the UK every year because
What is to have an abortion?
This aspect of Irish society played a significant role in shaping anti-abortion rhetoric and perceptions
What is the influence of religion, particularly Catholicism?
In the 1950s, under Irish law, the criminal penalties that individuals could face for being involved in procuring an abortion
What are legal consequences such as imprisonment?
Progress was made in acknowledging and discussing
What are issues related to sexuality?
The Best option for women to escape in Ireland
What is emigration?
Many women were denied access to many forms of
What is contraception?
In 1951 this provided family planning advice to married, or son to be married women
What is The Belfast Women’s Welfare Clinic?
The Act that first banned abortion in Ireland in 1861
What is the Offences against the person act?
This “Backstreet Abortionist” that died in 1959
Who is Mamie Cadden?
"In the 1950s, this was the common term used to describe a clandestine or illegally performed abortion in Ireland"
What is a 'backstreet' abortion or 'back-alley' abortion?
The preferred abortion methods for Irish Women in Ireland
What are pills, potions, and purgatives?
This movement, gaining momentum in the late 1950s and onwards, began to challenge the conservative norms in Ireland, including those surrounding reproductive rights.
What is the Women’s Liberation Movement?
The 3 key intersecting factors that influenced the lives of Irish women during this period
What are migration, sexuality, and crime?
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Who is Professor Delay?
This crucial aspect, influenced by changing societal norms, played a pivotal role in shaping the acceptance and availability of contraception in Ireland
What is the evolution of legal frameworks?