Christina Hennemann
June 5, 2026
I moved to Ireland in 2019, a year after abortion had become legal. As a woman born and raised in Germany, reproductive rights had never been a concern for me. I knew that if needed it, I had the option of termination.
I wasn’t aware of my privilege at the time. But when I made Ireland my home, I realised the weight of choosing to live in a country with such a conflicted relationship with reproductive rights.
Continued: https://theconversation.com/poetry-can-give-voice-to-irelands-unspoken-abortion-stories-282813