Fiona Bloomer and Emma Campbell (eds), Decriminalizing Abortion in Northern Ireland, Volumes 1 (Legislation and Protest) and 2 (Allies and Abortion Provision)

The first volume, Legislation and Protest, consists of nine chapters relating to the theme of law, and eight chapters relating to the theme of campaigning and activism. The second volume, Allies and Abortion Provision, consists of 14 chapters relating to the theme of allied organisations and activities, and 7 chapters relating to the theme of abortion provision. Recognising that these two volumes, however comprehensive, can only offer ‘a snapshot’ of the many stories and experiences relating to the movement to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland, the editors encourage those with personal reflections to contact them via the forthcoming book website DecrimAbortionNI.com, which will have a dedicated section for sharing additional resources.4 This initiative, along with the fact that the edited collection was initially envisioned as consisting of only 15 chapters,5 is a testament to the editors’ genuine commitment to ensuring an inclusive, multifaceted account of efforts to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland, to contextualise this struggle in a wider transnational feminist framework, and to include and ‘reach an audience beyond academics’.6