About this book
A reference and advocacy pamphlet published by the National Abortion Campaign in London in 1983. It surveyed the legal status of abortion across different countries, providing an international overview of access, restrictions, and policy at a time when reproductive rights were actively contested in Britain, Ireland, and internationally. The pamphlet was part of the Campaign's broader effort to shift the abortion debate from moral abstraction to comparative legal and medical reality, making international data accessible to activists and health workers.
Why it was banned
Banned in Ireland in 1983 under Part II of the Register of Prohibited Publications for being "indecent or obscene and/or advocating the procurement of abortion or miscarriage." Published by the National Abortion Campaign in London. The abortion-related grounds for prohibition were abolished in 2018 following Ireland's constitutional referendum legalising abortion, but as of 2025 the register had not yet been formally wound down.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1983 | Moral | ||
| Register of Prohibited Publications, Part II. Legal basis (prohibition of abortion advocacy) abolished 2018; register not formally stood down as of 2025. | ||||