Name/TitleBadge: Repeal the 8th
About this objectCircular pin badge featuring a white letter 8 covered by a red X against a grey background. Produced and distributed during the Repeal the 8th campaign.
Date Made2018
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, plastic and metal
MeasurementsDia: 38 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association DescriptionDonated from Dublin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland:
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 was an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which inserted a subsection recognising the equal right to life of the pregnant woman and the unborn. Abortion had been subject to criminal penalty in Ireland since at least 1861; the amendment ensured that legislation or judicial interpretation would be restricted to allowing abortion in circumstances where the life of a pregnant woman was at risk. It was approved by referendum on 7 September 1983 and signed into law on 7 October 1983. In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2018-39
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved