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Peter Boylan

In the Shadow of the Eighth

My Forty Years Working for Women's Health in Ireland

Peter Boylan

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English
Penguin Ireland
14 November 2019
Memoirs; Ethical issues: abortion & birth control; Women's health
A personal, frank and engaging account of some of Ireland's most troublesome, painful and important debates about women's healthcare

By the time he retired in 2016 obstetrician Peter Boylan had delivered over 6,000 babies. And he had also made an invaluable contribution to women's rights in Ireland.

In the Shadow of the Eighth is the story of Peter Boylan's life in medicine. Having realised as a young doctor that Irish women's reproductive lives were shaped by church and state, particularly by the eighth amendment that enshrined the Irish constitutional ban on abortion, Boylan vowed to do what he could to change things.

From introducing sterilisation to the National Maternity Hospital in the early 1990s, to his focus on the unintended and tragic consequences of the eighth amendment (and tireless work for its repeal in 2018), to his highlighting of the dangers of the National Maternity Hospital coming under church control, Boylan has been calm, measured and steadfast.

In the Shadow of the Eighth is an engaging account of working in one of medicine's most satisfying specialities, a revealing behind-the-scenes insight into what it's like trying to make change happen, and a fascinating portrait of a society in transition. Lively, gripping, sometimes enraging but always compassionate, Peter Boylan's story is vital and encouraging reading for these turbulent times.
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Imprint:   Penguin Ireland
Country of Publication:   Ireland
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 153mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   351g
ISBN:   9781844884827
ISBN 10:   1844884821
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dubliner Peter Boylan is one of Ireland's most distinguished obstetricians. He qualified as a doctor in the mid-1970s and worked in London and Houston Texas before returning to the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street in the late 1980s. In 1991 he commenced a seven-year term as Master of Holles Street. He is also a former chair of Ireland's Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He retired from Holles Street at the end of 2016. In 2018 he played a crucial role in advocating for the repeal of Ireland's constitutional ban on abortion and he continues to be an influential voice on behalf women's healthcare issues in Ireland.

Reviews for In the Shadow of the Eighth: My Forty Years Working for Women's Health in Ireland

A comprehensive, insightful and often shocking social history of the country * Irish Independent * The book is fabulous -- Pat Kenny * Newstalk * A fascinating story -- Matt Cooper * Today FM * Both personal and political ... a very important history of recent events that have utterly changed Ireland's social and political landscapes * Irish Times * A hero to many (including me) -- @MarianKeyes


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