Background Demographic reporting on people who have abortions demonstrates that
holding religious beliefs, or identifying with a faith tradition, does not stop people from …

The aim of this chapter is threefold–firstly it will consider the wider context of faith and
abortion, then secondly moving on to shed light on the efforts of AfC in engaging with faith …

News coverage, social media and protests alike tend to polarise people's stances on
abortion. Moreover, these also often reveal category slippage between 'pro-life'and …

This book details how British Catholic communities view abortion, highlighting the diversity
of positions which often contrast with the official line of Catholic Church doctrine. The …

How people of faith consider the issue of abortion from a prochoice perspective is largely
unexplored in academic literature. This chapter draws on focus group data to examine the …

The language around abortion is often viewed through a religious lens. Although there is no
one unified definitive 'religious position', religious institutions tend to have certain stances on …

Little is known about how, in conservative societies, people of faith who support access to
abortion, transgress spaces that assume anti-abortion values and norms. This qualitative …

This chapter provides a detailed assessment of trends in religious groups' attitudes towards
abortion, an area which has historically seen staunch opposition from some religious …

The impact on public debate of faith-affirming perspectives on abortion is limited, with trust in
faith actors low. Visualising the journeys that faith communities have taken on this issue is …

In March 2018, the Irish government confirmed that a referendum would be held on 25 May,
allowing for the Irish public to vote on the legalisation of abortion. The same month, Together …