Abstract
In September and October 2015, the story of detained Somali refugee ‘Abyan’ unfolded in the Australian media. A victim of rape on Nauru and seeking an abortion that could not be obtained on the island nation, Abyan was escorted to Sydney where she was to attend an abortion clinic. She was ultimately returned to Nauru without having had an abortion. This paper situates Abyan’s story alongside other stories from Nauru and in a longer history of reproductive coercion in Australian Immigration Department accommodation since the Second World War.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 87-104 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Immigrants and Minorities |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2018 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- biopower
- femina sacer
- immigration
- Refugees
- reproductive coercion
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