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Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK: Ultra-sacrificial Motherhood, Religion and Reproductive Rights in the Public Sphere (2022)
Book
Lowe, P., & Page, S. (2022). Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK: Ultra-sacrificial Motherhood, Religion and Reproductive Rights in the Public Sphere. Emerald

Drawing from extensive ethnographic research on abortion debates in public spaces, this book explores the beliefs, motivations and practices of UK anti-abortion activists. Whilst they represent a tiny minority, there is recent evidence of an increase... Read More about Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK: Ultra-sacrificial Motherhood, Religion and Reproductive Rights in the Public Sphere.

Gendered Violence, Religion and UK-Based Anti-Abortion Activism (2022)
Journal Article
Page, S., & Lowe, P. (2022). Gendered Violence, Religion and UK-Based Anti-Abortion Activism. Religion and Gender, 12(1), 5-28. https://doi.org/10.30965/18785417-01201009

The United Nations view access to abortion as a fundamental human right. Yet increasingly in the UK, religiously-motivated activists undertake public displays opposing abortion, often outside abortion clinics, and precipitated through international c... Read More about Gendered Violence, Religion and UK-Based Anti-Abortion Activism.