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| Title |
Ethical arguments for access to abortion services in the Republic of Ireland: recent developments in the public discourse
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Ethics, May 2018
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| DOI | 10.1136/medethics-2017-104728 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joan McCarthy, Katherine O’Donnell, Louise Campbell, Dolores Dooley |
| Abstract |
The Republic of Ireland has some of the most restrictive abortion legislation in the world which grants to the 'unborn' an equal right to life to that of the pregnant woman. This article outlines recent developments in the public discourse on abortion in Ireland and explains the particular cultural and religious context that informs the ethical case for access to abortion services. Our perspective rests on respect for two very familiar moral principles - autonomy and justice - which are at the centre of social and democratic societies around the world. This article explains the context for the deployment of these concepts in order to support the claim that the current legislation and its operationalisation in clinical practice poses serious risks to the health, lives and well-being of pregnant women, tramples on their autonomy rights and requires of them a self-sacrifice that is unreasonable and unjust. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 27 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 30% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 15% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 13 | 48% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 17 | 63% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 19% |
| Scientists | 4 | 15% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 33 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 33 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 6 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 6% |
| Researcher | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 12 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 12% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 9% |
| Engineering | 3 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Unknown | 11 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 33. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 May 2018.
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#1,220,579
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#354
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#26,049
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#5
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