
I Am Amy Dunne
A Very Private Tragedy, A Very Public Case
Amy Dunne(Author)
Orla O'Donnell(Co-Author)
Gill Books (Publisher)
Published on 16. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-7171-9098-0 (ISBN)
Description
In 2007, Amy Dunne was barely seventeen years old and pregnant with a baby girl who had anencephaly, meaning the baby was certain to die before or at birth.
Amy, who was temporarily in the care of the HSE, told a social worker about her plan to travel for a termination. Although she was supported by her family and by the baby's father, she was told by the HSE that it would not be possible for her to travel, so Amy had to fight her case in the High Court. Her private tragedy quickly became an extremely public story.
Now in her thirties, with the Eighth Amendment repealed, Amy reflects on the culture of shame that she and many other Irish women lived through. I am Amy Dunne is ultimately a story of enormous resilience and power.
Amy, who was temporarily in the care of the HSE, told a social worker about her plan to travel for a termination. Although she was supported by her family and by the baby's father, she was told by the HSE that it would not be possible for her to travel, so Amy had to fight her case in the High Court. Her private tragedy quickly became an extremely public story.
Now in her thirties, with the Eighth Amendment repealed, Amy reflects on the culture of shame that she and many other Irish women lived through. I am Amy Dunne is ultimately a story of enormous resilience and power.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Publishing group
Gill
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
382 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7171-9098-0 (9780717190980)
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Persons
Amy Dunne is the woman who was known as 'Miss D' during a High Court case in 2007, in which she fought for her right to travel for an abortion.
Orla O'Donnell is the legal affairs correspondent for RTE.
Orla O'Donnell is the legal affairs correspondent for RTE.