ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Irene Maffi

Irene Maffi is Professor of social anthropology at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lausanne. She is a specialist of the Arab world and has conducted research in the domains of political anthropology, anthropology of sexuality and reproduction, medical anthropology.
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POSTS BY Irene Maffi

06 February 2023

Irene Maffi

Still a right?

Although abortion in Tunisia has been legal for 50 years and offered for free in government facilities, the revolution of 2011 and the following democratization process have paradoxically put into question the access to this service. The Islamists’ victory and the conservative turn of local society in the 2000s have led to a step backwards in the domain of women’s rights including sexual and reproductive rights. Together with Turkey, Tunisia is the only Islamic-majority country that authorizes abortion for social reasons. Continue reading >>