Sophie's choice: Narratives of ‘saving’ in British public debates on abortion

Lowe, Pamela; Page, Sarah-Jane

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2020.102332

All Outputs (6)

Contested Embodiment: The Use of Prayer in Public Displays of Anti-abortion Activism (2020)
Book Chapter
Page, S., & Lowe, P. (2020). Contested Embodiment: The Use of Prayer in Public Displays of Anti-abortion Activism. In S. Page, & K. Pilcher (Eds.), Embodying Religion, Gender and Sexuality. Routledge

Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Contributing to an Unfinished Conversation (2020)
Book Chapter
Page, S., & Kam-Tuck Yip, A. (2020). Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Contributing to an Unfinished Conversation. In Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Sociological Perspectives. Lieden: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004390713_002

This chapter aims to enable a more nuanced conversation about the inclusion of religion in intersectional study, specifically in relation to sexuality. It starts by introducing intersectionality and how we conceptualise it, orienting it around four k... Read More about Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Contributing to an Unfinished Conversation.

Navigating Religion, Sexuality and Illness: Ellie’s Story (2020)
Book Chapter
Page, S., & Yip, A. K. (2020). Navigating Religion, Sexuality and Illness: Ellie’s Story. In S. Page, & A. K. Yip (Eds.), Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Sociological Perspectives (228-248). https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004390713_013

This chapter uses one woman’s life story to examine the intersection of religion, sexuality, and illness. This woman, Ellie, was a university student who identified as a ‘Quaker-Buddhist-Pagan’ bisexual and practised polyamory, and she also suffered... Read More about Navigating Religion, Sexuality and Illness: Ellie’s Story.

Religion and Sexualities: Theories, Themes and Methodologies (2020)
Book
Page, S., & Shipley, H. (2020). Religion and Sexualities: Theories, Themes and Methodologies. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315145945

This book examines key themes and concepts pertaining to religious and sexual identities and expressions, mapping theoretical, methodological, and empirical dimensions. It explores the ways in which debates around sexuality and religion have been fra... Read More about Religion and Sexualities: Theories, Themes and Methodologies.

Bisexual Erasure and Religious Spaces: Experiences of Young Adults in the United Kingdom (2020)
Book Chapter
Kam-Tuck Yip, A., & Page, S. (2020). Bisexual Erasure and Religious Spaces: Experiences of Young Adults in the United Kingdom. . Routledge

Sophie's choice: Narratives of ‘saving’ in British public debates on abortion (2020)
Journal Article
Lowe, P., & Page, S. (2020). Sophie's choice: Narratives of ‘saving’ in British public debates on abortion. Women's Studies International Forum, 79, Article 102332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2020.102332

In the UK, narratives about saved women and babies have been a significant feature in anti-abortion campaigns to oppose bufferzones, which seek to prevent anti-abortion activists from being directly outside abortion clinics. Anti-abortion activists a... Read More about Sophie's choice: Narratives of ‘saving’ in British public debates on abortion.