Alumna Brenna McCaffrey traces how Irish feminists used abortion pills to transform culture and health care in “Pills and Protest.”
July 14, 2025
In countries where abortion is illegal or restricted, activists are finding new ways to fight back — sometimes with just a few pills.
A growing form of protest uses medical tools not only for care, but also as symbols of resistance. In Pills and Protest: Abortion Access in Ireland, Brenna McCaffrey (Ph.D. ’22, Anthropology) examines how this strategy helped reshape the fight for reproductive rights in Ireland and the implications for other activists around the world.
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