‘My Body, My Life’ Exhibition

My Body My life is led by The Reproduction, Sexualities and Sexual Health Research Group at The Open University and the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences Ulster University, working in collaboration with The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), The Centre for Research, on Families and Relationships at Edinburgh University, The Family Planning Association, UCL Institute for Women’s Health, Oxford University, The Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at University of Glasgow and Alliance for Choice.

The exhibition has been designed and produced by UK-based creative consultancy, The Liminal Space, whose mission is to educate and engage people in important social and strategic issues, in order to deepen their understanding and inspire action. Rooted in the worlds of art, design and academia their methods use art, design and experiential learning to make issues tangible and accessible for a broad spectrum of people.

Most women and people who can get pregnant will have over three decades of fertility to manage, and an unplanned pregnancy can happen at any time for all sorts of reasons. Even an intended pregnancy can become a crisis pregnancy. Abortion is one of the most commonly performed gynaecological procedures in the UK, yet is still controversial and highly stigmatized – and in Northern Ireland the 1967 Act does not even apply.

The organisers hope that by sharing women’s stories of abortion in their own words, the exhibition will challenge the lingering stigma and silence around the subject, and hopefully trigger conversation that inspires empathy for such a complex situation.

Source: http://mybody-mylife.org/

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