After the revolution of 2011, the electoral victory of the Islamist party 'Ennahdha'allowed
previously silenced religious and conservative ideas about women's right to abortion to be …

The emergence of Islamist movements and religious symbolic repertoires in the aftermath of
the Tunisian revolution has elicited the political, moral, and practical contestation of women's …

In this article, we explore the effects that Tunisia's post-revolutionary democratization
process has had on the right to abortion, drawing on ethnographic material, interviews, and …

In Tunisia, medication abortion has been available in government reproductive and sexual
health clinics since the early 2000s. Since its introduction, it has rapidly replaced the …

Following a neo-Malthusian rationality, the Tunisian independent state has promoted
biomedical contraception and legalized abortion to lower the national fertility rate. Whereas …

Despite its illegality until recently, abortion is estimated to have been responsible for almost
half of the sharp postwar decline in the Greek birth rate. This article examines abortion as a …

In a society transitioning to democracy from an authoritarian regime, drafting a new
constitution is an important step in the establishment of a civil and democratic state. Indeed …

Despite Tunisia's historically progressive reproductive health policies, Tunisian women now
face significant challenges accessing legal abortion. Through in-depth interviews with …

Sociologists have used boundary work theory to explore the strategies deployed by
professionals to define and defend jurisdictional authority in the arenas of the public, the law …

In this chapter, we situate abortion in historical and contemporary struggles concerning
women's rights and responsibilities. We present a recent case in which the right to have an …