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A State of Isolation. Access to Abortion for Women in Ireland

Document number
2558
Date
2010
Title
A State of Isolation. Access to Abortion for Women in Ireland
Author/publisher
Human Rights Watch
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Restrictive migration measures, Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour;
Summary
A new report released by Human Rights Watch, "A State of Isolation", discusses access to abortion for women in Ireland. The report details how women struggle to overcome the financial, logistical, physical, and emotional burdens imposed by restrictive laws and policies that force them to seek care abroad, without support from the state. As a result some women and girls are forced to travel from Ireland to other European countries for abortions while those that are unable to travel abroad, such as undocumented women are left without a choice.
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